The minimum area of triangle formed by the tangent to the and coordinate axes is

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Problem

The minimum area of triangle formed by the tangent to the

\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1

and coordinate axes is (1)

ab

sq units (2)

\frac{a^2 + b^2}{2}

sq units (3)

\frac{(a+b)^2}{2}

sq units (4)

\frac{a^2 + ab + b^2}{3}

sq units