If tangents are drawn to the ellipse $x^2 + 2y^2 = 2$ at all points on the ellipse other than its four vertices than the mid points of the tangents intercepted between the coordinate axes lie on the curve

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  • A

    $\frac{1}{{4{x^2}}} + \frac{1}{{2{y^2}}} = 1$

  • B

    $\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{2} = 1$

  • C

    $\frac{1}{{2{x^2}}} + \frac{1}{{4{y^2}}} = 1$

  • D

    $\frac{{{x^2}}}{2} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{4} = 1$

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