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The area of the triangle formed by the tangent at the point (a,b) to the circle `x^(2)+y^(2)=r^(2)` and the coordinate axes is

A

`( r^(4))/( 2ab)`

B

`(r^(4))/( 2|ab|)`

C

`( r^(4))/( ab)`

D

`(r^(4))/( |ab|)`

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