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Tangents drawn from the point P(1,8) to the circle `x^(2) + y^(2) - 6x - 4y -11=0` touch the circle at the points A and B. The equation of the circumcircle of the triangle PAB is:

A

`x + 3y - 15=0`

B

`3x- y + 15 =0`

C

`x - 3y + 15=0`

D

`3x + 2y + 11=0`

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