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Tangents `OP` and `OQ` are drawn from the origin o to the circle `x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2fy+c=0.` Find the equation of the circumcircle of the triangle `OPQ`.

A

`((-g)/(2), (-f)/(2))`

B

`(g, f)`

C

`(-f, -g)`

D

`(f, g)`

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