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The eccentric angle of a point P lying in the first quadrant on the ellipse `(x^(2))/(a^(2))+(y^(2))/(b^(2)) =1` is `theta`. If OP males an angle `phi` with x-axis, then `theta - phi` will be maximum when `theta =`

A

`tan ^(-1) sqrt ((b)/(a ))`

B

`tan^(-1)sqrt ((a)/(b))`

C

`pi//4`

D

none of these

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