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Two tangents of the parabola `y^2 = 8x`, meet the tangent at its vertex in the points P and Q.If `PQ = 4`, locus of the point of intersection of the two tangents is

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`y^2 = 8 (x+2)`

B

`y^2 =8 (x - 2)`

C

`x^2 = 8 (y-2)`

D

`x^2 = 8 (y +2)`

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