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Find the area of the triangle formed
by the tangent at `P(x_(1), y_(1))` to the circle
`x^(2) +y^(2) = a^(2)` with co-ordinate axes
where `x-(1) y_(1) ne 0`.

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The correct Answer is:
`(a^(4))/(2|x_(1)y_(1)|)`
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