The area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end points of latus rectum to the ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{9} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{5} = 1$, is .............. $\mathrm{sq. \,units}$

  • [IIT 2003]
  • A

    $27/4$

  • B

    $9$

  • C

    $27/2$

  • D

    $27$

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