The sides of a rectangle are given by $x = \pm a$ and $y = \pm b$. Then the equation of the circle passing through the vertices of the rectangle is

  • A
    $x^2 + y^2 = a^2$
  • B
    $x^2 + y^2 = a^2 + b^2$
  • C
    $x^2 - y^2 = a^2 - b^2$
  • D
    $(x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = a^2 + b^2$

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