Explanation
Correct answer: 100.
An equation of a circle in the xy-plane can be written as , where the center of the circle is , the radius of the circle is , and where , , and are constants. It’s given that the equation of circle A is , which is equivalent to . Therefore, the center of circle A is and the radius of circle A is . It’s given that circle B has the same center as circle A and that the radius of circle B is two times the radius of circle A. Therefore, the center of circle B is and the radius of circle B is , or . Substituting for , for , and for in the equation yields , which is equivalent to . It follows that the equation of circle B in the xy-plane is . It's also given that the equation defining circle B in the xy-plane is , where is a constant. Therefore, the value of is .
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