Solution

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For a real line , with , choose and . Direct multiplication gives , so every line has the required form with .
For a circle of centre and radius , expand its modulus equation:
Thus the required circle parameters are . Conversely, completing the square in the circle form gives , which describes a genuine circle when . The complex conjugate terms make both equations real-valued.

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