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The minimum area of triangle formed by tangents to the ellipse `x^2/a^2+y^2/b^2=1` and the coordinateaxes is

A

`(a^(2) + b^(2))/(2)`

B

`((a + b)^(2))/(2)`

C

`ab`

D

`((a-b)^(2))/(2)`

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