The area (in sq units) of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end points…

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Problem

The area (in sq units) of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end points of the latus rectum to the ellipse

\frac{x^2}{9} + \frac{y^2}{5} = 1

is (1)

\frac{27}{2}

(2) 27 (3)

\frac{27}{4}

(4) 18