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If one of varying central conic (hyperbola) is fixed in magnitude and position, prove that the locus of the point of contact of a tangent drawn to it from a fixed point on the other axis is a parabole.

A

Parabola

B

Ellipse

C

Hyperbola

D

Straight line

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