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If the circles `(x-a)^(2)+(y-b)^(2)=c^(2)` and `(x-b)^(2)+(y-a)^(2)=c^(2)` touch each other, then

A

`a=b+-2c`

B

`a=b+-sqrt(2)c`

C

`b+-c`

D

None of these

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