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If `y = mx + c` is a tangent to the circle `(x – 3)^2 + y^2 = 1` and also the perpendicular to the tangent to the circle `x^2 + y^2 = 1` at `(1/sqrt(2),1/sqrt(2))`, then

A

`c^2 +7c +6 =0`

B

`c^2 +6c +7 =0`

C

`c^2 -6c +7=0`

D

`c^2 -7c +6 =0`

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