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the tangent drawn at any point `P` to the parabola `y^2= 4ax` meets the directrix at the point `K.` Then the angle which `KP` subtends at the focus is

A

`30^(@)`

B

`45^(@)`

C

`60^(@)`

D

`90^(@)`

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