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The locus of the centre of the circle which passes through the origin and cuts off a length 2b from the line x = c is

A

`y^2+2cx=b^2+c^2`

B

`x^2+cx=b^2+c^2`

C

`y^2+2cy=b^2+c^2`

D

None of these

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