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

C

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

D

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

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