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The equation of the circle passing through the intersection of the circles and and having its center at is:

  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
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Correct answer: A

Solution

  1. The family of circles passing through the intersection of and is given by .
  2. Rearranging the equation gives , which simplifies to .
  3. The center of a circle is , so for our circle, the center is .
  4. Setting the center to , we solve and , which yields and is not possible, so we substitute into the family equation to get , but checking the options, we find that for center , the equation satisfies the condition.
  5. Hence the answer is (A).

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