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If a tangent to the ellipse ` x^2 + 4y^2 = 4` meets the tangents at the extremities of its major axis at B and C, then the circle with BC as diameter passes through the point :

A

`(-1, 1)`

B

`(sqrt3, 0)`

C

(1,1)

D

`(sqrt2,0)`

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