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The tangent at a point P on the hyperbola `(x^(2))/(a^(2))-(y^(2))/(b^(2))=1` meets one of the directrix at F. If PF subtends an angle `theta` at the corresponding focus, then `theta` =

A

`pi//4`

B

`pi//2`

C

`3pi//4`

D

`pi `

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