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The number of common tangents to the circles `x^(2)+y^(2)-4x-6y-12=0` and `x^(2)+y^(2)+6x+18y+26=0`, is

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`12x+5y+19=0`

B

`5x+12y+19=0`

C

`5x-12y + 19 =0`

D

`12x - 5y + 19 =0`

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