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The tangent and normal at the point `P(4,4)` to the parabola, `y^(2) = 4x` intersect the x-axis at the points Q and R, respectively. Then the circumcentre of the `DeltaPQR` is (a) `(2,0)` (b) `(2,1)` (c) `(1,0)` (d) `(1,2)`

A

(2, 0)

B

(2, 1)

C

(1, 0)

D

(1, 2)

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C
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