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

A

`π/4

B

π/2

C

π/3

D

π/6

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