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The area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end points of the latera recta to the ellipse `` `(x^2)/9+(y^2)/5=1` , is: (1) `(27)/4` (2) 18 (3) `(27)/2` (4) 27

A

`27/2`

B

27

C

`27/4`

D

18

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