Area of the triangle formed by the lines $x -y = 0, x + y = 0$ and any tangent to the hyperbola $x^2 -y^2 = a^2$ is :-

  • A

    $|a|$

  • B

    $\frac{1}{2} |a|$

  • C

    $a^2$

  • D

    $\frac{1}{2} a^2$

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