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The tangent at point P on the ellipse `x^(2)/a^(2) + y^(2)/b^(2) = 1` cuts the minor axis in Q and PR is drawn perpendicular to the minor axis. If C is the centre of the ellipse, then `CQ*CR =`

A

`b^(2)`

B

`2b^(2)`

C

`a^(2)`

D

`2a^(2)`

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