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The triangle formed by the tangent to the curve `f(x)=x^2+bx-b` at the point `(1,1)` and the coordinate axes, lies in the first quadrant. If its area is 2, then the value of `b` is (a) `-1` (b) `3` (c) `-3` (d) `1`

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