Suppose two perpendicular tangents can be drawn from the origin to the circle $x^2+y^2-6 x-2 p y+17=0$, for some real $p$. Then, $|p|$ is equal to

  • [KVPY 2012]
  • A

    $0$

  • B

    $3$

  • C

    $5$

  • D

    $17$

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