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A line of fixed length `a+b` moves so that its ends are always on two fixed perpendicular straight lines. Then the locus of the point which divides this line into portions of length `aa n db` is (a) an ellipse (b) parabola (c) straight line (d) none of these

A

an ellipse

B

a parabola

C

a straight line

D

a hyperbola

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