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The equation of the curve, which does not pass through (0,0) and having the portion of the tangent included between the co - ordinate axes is bisected at the point of contact, is :

A

a parabola

B

an ellipse or a straight line

C

a circle or an ellipse

D

a hyperbola

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D
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