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If a rod AB of length 2 units slides on coordinate axes in the first quadrant. An equilateral triangle ABC is completed with C on the side away from O. Then, locus of C is

A

`x^(2)+y^(2)-xy+1=0`

B

`x^(2)+y^(2)-xy sqrt(3)+1=0`

C

`x^(2)+y^(2)+xy sqrt(3)-1=0`

D

`x^(2)+y^(2)-xy sqrt(3)-1=0`

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