The angle between the pair of tangents from the point $(1, 1/2)$ to the circle $x^2 + y^2 + 4x + 2y -4=0$ is-

  • A

    $\cos^{-1}\,\frac{4}{5}$

  • B

    $\sin^{-1}\,\frac{4}{5}$

  • C

    $\sin^{-1}\,\frac{3}{5}$

  • D

    None of these

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