If the curves, x2 – 6x + y2 + 8 = 0 and x2 – 8y + y2 + 16 – k = 0, (k > 0) touch each other at a point, then the largest value of k is ______.

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If the curves, x² – 6x + y² + 8 = 0 and
x² – 8y + y² + 16 – k = 0, (k > 0) touch each other at a point, then the largest value of k is ______.

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