The area of the triangle bounded by the straight line $ax + by + c = 0,\,\,\,\,(a,b,c \ne 0)$ and the coordinate axes is

  • A

    $\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{a^2}}}{{|bc|}}$

  • B

    $\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{c^2}}}{{|ab|}}$

  • C

    $\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{b^2}}}{{|ac|}}$

  • D

    $0$

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