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A circle `C_(1)` of radius 2 units rolls o the outerside of the circle `C_(2) : x^(2) + y^(2) + 4x = 0` touching it externally.
Area of a quadrilateral found by a pair of tangents from a point of `x^(2) + y^(2) + 4x -12 = 0` to `C_(2)` with a pair of radii at the points of contact of the tangents is ( in sq. units )

A

`2sqrt(3)`

B

`4sqrt(3)`

C

`sqrt(3)`

D

`3sqrt(3)`

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