If the tangents on the ellipse $4x^2 + y^2 = 8$ at the points $(1, 2)$ and $(a, b)$ are perpendicular to each other, then $a^2$ is equal to

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  • A

    $\frac{2}{{17}}$

  • B

    $\frac{4}{{17}}$

  • C

    $\frac{64}{{17}}$

  • D

    $\frac{128}{{17}}$

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