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A hyperbola has its centre at the origin, passes through the point (4, 2) and has transverse axis of length 4 along the x-axis. Then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is

A

`(2)/(sqrt(3))`

B

`(3)/(2)`

C

`sqrt(3)`

D

2

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