A hyperbola has its centre at the origin, passes through the point $(4, 2)$ and has transverse axis of length $4$ along the $x -$ axis. Then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is

  • [JEE MAIN 2019]
  • A

    $\frac {2}{\sqrt 3}$

  • B

    $\frac {3}{2}$

  • C

    $\sqrt 3$

  • D

    $2$

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