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A variable plane passes through a fixed point (a, b, c) and cuts the axes in A. B and C respectively. The locus of the centre of the sphere OABC. O being the origin.is

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A. `x/a+y/b+z/c=1`

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B. `a/x+b/y+c/z=1`

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C. `a/x+b/y+c/z=2`

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D. `x/a+y/b+z/c=2`

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