The number of common tangents of the circles given by $x^2 +y^2 - 8x - 2y + 1 = 0$ and $x^2 + y^2 + 6x + 8y = 0$ is

  • [AIEEE 2012]
  • A

    one

  • B

    four

  • C

    two

  • D

    three

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