The tangent at an extremity (in the first quadrant) of latus rectum of the hyperbola $\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} - \frac{{{y^2}}}{5} = 1$ , meet $x-$ axis and $y-$ axis at $A$ and $B$ respectively. Then $(OA)^2 - (OB)^2$ , where $O$ is the origin, equals

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  • A

    $ - \frac{{20}}{9}$

  • B

    $  \frac{{16}}{9}$

  • C

    $4$

  • D

    $ - \frac{{4}}{3}$

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