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The sum of the squares of the perpendiculars on any tangents to the ellipse `(x^2)/(a^2)+(y^2)/(b^2)=1` from two points on the minor axis each at a distance `a e` from the center is
(a) `2a^2` (b) `2b^2` (c) `a^2+b^2` (d) `a^2-b^2`

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