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A tangent to the ellipse `4x^2 +9y^2 =36` is cut by the tangent at the extremities of the major axis at T and `T^1`, the circle on `T T^1` as diameter passes through the point

A

`(0,sqrt5)`

B

`(sqrt5,0)`

C

`(2,1)`

D

`(0,-sqrt5)`

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