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If tangents are drawn from any point on the circle `x^(2)+y^(2)=25` to the ellipse `(x^(2))/(16)+(y^(2))/(9)` = 1 the angle between the tangents is

A

`2(pi)/(3)`

B

`(pi)/(4)`

C

`(pi)/(3)`

D

`(pi)/(2)`

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