If any tangent to the ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1$ cuts off intercepts of length $h$ and $k$ on the axes, then $\frac{{{a^2}}}{{{h^2}}} + \frac{{{b^2}}}{{{k^2}}} = $

  • A

    $0$

  • B

    $1$

  • C

    $-1$

  • D

    None of these

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