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The triangle formed by the normal to the curve $f(x)=x^{2}-a x+2 a$ at the point $(2,4)$ and the coordinate axes lies in second quadrant, if its area is 2 sq units, then a can be(a) 2(b) $17 / 4$(c) 5(d) $19 / 4$
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