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The tangent at any point `P` on the circle `x^2+y^2=4` meets the coordinate axes at `A and B` . Then find the locus of the midpoint of `A Bdot`

A

`1/(x^(2))+1/(y^(2))=1`

B

`1/(x^(2))+1/(y^(2))=1/2`

C

`1/(x^(2))+1/(y^(2))=1/3`

D

`1/(x^(2))+1/(y^(2))=1/4`

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