The product of the perpendiculars drawn from any point on a hyperbola to its asymptotes is

  • A

    $\frac{{{a^2}{b^2}}}{{{a^2} + {b^2}}}$

  • B

    $\frac{{{a^2} + {b^2}}}{{{a^2}{b^2}}}$

  • C

    $\frac{{ab}}{{\sqrt a + \sqrt b }}$

  • D

    $\frac{{ab}}{{{a^2} + {b^2}}}$

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