Choose the correct option. If the locus of the circumcentre of variable triangle having sides x = 0 , y = 2 and lx + my = 1 where (l , m) lies on the Parabola y^2=4ax is a curve 'C' then The length of smallest focal chord of this curve 'C' is _ (a)1/4 (b)1/12 (c)1/8 (d)1/16

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If the locus of the circumcentre of variable triangle having sides x = 0 , y = 2 and lx + my = 1 where (l , m) lies on the Parabola y^2=4ax is a curve 'C' then
The length of smallest focal chord of this curve 'C' is _

(a)1/4

(b)1/12

(c)1/8

(d)1/16

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