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The two circles `x^(2)+y^(2)=ax and x^(2)+y^(2)=c^(2)(c gt 0)` touch each other, if `|(c )/(a )|` is equal to

A

`|a| =2c`

B

`2|a| =c`

C

`|a| =c`

D

`a = 2c`

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