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The angle between the tangents to the circle with centre (4,5) drawn from P(-2,-3) is `120^(@)` then length of the tagent to the circle from P is

A

`4sqrt(3)`

B

`12`

C

`3sqrt(2)`

D

`12sqrt(3)`

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