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Equation of the tangent to the circle, at the point $$(1, -1)$$, whose center is the point of intersection of the straight lines $$x - y = 1$$ and $$2x + y = 3$$ is:
First we locate the centre of the circle. It is given that the centre is the point of intersection of the two straight lines
$$x - y = 1 \qquad\text{and}\qquad 2x + y = 3.$$
We solve these simultaneous linear equations. From the first equation we have
$$y = x - 1.$$
Substituting this value of $$y$$ into the second equation, we obtain
$$2x + (x - 1) = 3.$$
Simplifying the left-hand side gives
$$3x - 1 = 3.$$
Adding $$1$$ to both sides,
$$3x = 4,$$
and dividing by $$3$$,
$$x = \dfrac{4}{3}.$$
Now we substitute this back into $$y = x - 1$$:
$$y = \dfrac{4}{3} - 1 = \dfrac{4}{3} - \dfrac{3}{3} = \dfrac{1}{3}.$$
So the centre of the circle is
$$C\left(\dfrac{4}{3},\,\dfrac{1}{3}\right).$$
The given point of tangency is
$$P(1,\,-1).$$
We next find the slope of the radius $$CP$$. The slope formula is
$$m_{r} = \dfrac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1},$$
where $$C(x_1,y_1)$$ and $$P(x_2,y_2)$$. Substituting $$C\left(\dfrac{4}{3},\dfrac{1}{3}\right)$$ and $$P(1,-1)$$, we get
$$m_{r} = \dfrac{-1 - \dfrac{1}{3}}{\,1 - \dfrac{4}{3}\,} = \dfrac{-\dfrac{4}{3}}{-\dfrac{1}{3}} = 4.$$
For a tangent to a circle, the tangent line is perpendicular to the radius. Therefore, if the slope of the radius is $$m_{r}$$, the slope of the tangent $$m_{t}$$ satisfies
$$m_{t}\,m_{r} = -1 \quad\Longrightarrow\quad m_{t} = -\dfrac{1}{m_{r}}.$$
Using $$m_{r} = 4$$, we obtain
$$m_{t} = -\dfrac{1}{4}.$$
Now we write the equation of the straight line having slope $$m_{t} = -\dfrac{1}{4}$$ and passing through the point $$P(1,-1)$$. Using the point-slope form,
$$y - y_0 = m\,(x - x_0),$$
where $$P(x_0,y_0)=(1,-1)$$, we get
$$y - (-1) = -\dfrac{1}{4}\,\bigl(x - 1\bigr),$$
which simplifies to
$$y + 1 = -\dfrac{1}{4}\,(x - 1).$$
To remove the fraction, multiply every term by $$4$$:
$$4(y + 1) = -(x - 1).$$
Expanding both sides gives
$$4y + 4 = -x + 1.$$
Now we bring all terms to the left-hand side:
$$x + 4y + 4 - 1 = 0,$$
which combines to
$$x + 4y + 3 = 0.$$
This matches Option A.
Hence, the correct answer is Option A.
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