Minimum area of the triangle by any tangent to the ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1$ with the coordinate axes is
Minimum area of the triangle by any tangent to the ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1$ with the coordinate axes is
- [IIT 2005]
- A
$\frac{{{a^2} + {b^2}}}{2}$
- B
$\frac{{{{(a + b)}^2}}}{2}$
- C
$ab$
- D
$\frac{{{{(a - b)}^2}}}{2}$
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