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Find the equation of the tangent to the circle `x^2 + y^2 - 2ax - 2ay + a^2 = 0` which makes with the coordinate axes a triangle of area `a^2.`

A

`a +y=a`

B

`x-y =a`

C

`x +y = 2a`

D

`x-y =2a. `

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