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The triangle formed by the tangent to the parabola `y=x^(2)` at the point whose abscissa is k where `kin[1, 2]` the y-axis and the straight line `y=k^(2)` has greatest area if k is equal to

A

1

B

`1//2`

C

2

D

`1//3`

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