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Two circles touch each other externally at P. Two secants APB and CPD are drawn through P to meet the circle at A, C and B, D respectively. Then, which one of the following is correct ?

A

ACBD is a parallelogram

B

ACBD is a trapezium

C

ACBD is a rhombus

D

None of these

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