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A sphere S laying in the first octant has its center C in the plane with equation z=5 and is tangent to the xz-plane and to the yz-plane. The distance from the origin to C is sqrt(43). a.) Find an equation for S of the form (x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2 + (z-c)^2=r^2. b.) Find the distance between the origin and the point where S touches the xz-plane.

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