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The tangents at the ends of the latus rectum `L S_(1) L^(prime)` of the ellipse `(x^(2))/(9)+(y^(2))/(4)=1` meet at

A

`(9,0)`

B

`((9)/(sqrt(5)), 0)`

C

`(9, (9)/(sqrt(5)))`

D

`((9)/(sqrt(5)), 4)`

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