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The tangent and normal to the ellipse `4x^(2)+9y^(2)=36` at a point P on it meets the major axis in Q and R respectively. If QR = 4, then the eccentric angle of P is

A

`Cos^(-1)""-3/5`

B

`Cos^(-1)""2/3`

C

`Cos^(-1)""1/3`

D

`Cos^(-1)""1/5`

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