The area (in sq, units) of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end points of the latera recta to the ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{9} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{5} = 1$ is :

  • [JEE MAIN 2015]
  • A

    $27$

  • B

    $\frac{{27}}{4}$

  • C

    $18$

  • D

    $\frac{{27}}{2}$

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