Find the smallest possible area of a triangle formed by the coordinate axes and a line tangent to the ellipse + = 1, where a 0 and b 0.
A) ab square units
B) 2ab square units
C) + square units
D) square units
E) square units

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Find the smallest possible area of a triangle formed by the coordinate axes and a line tangent to the ellipse  +  = 1, where a > 0 and b > 0.
A) ab square units 
B) 2ab square units 
C) + square units 
D) square units 
E) square units

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The Answer of Find the smallest possible area of a triangle formed by the coordinate axes and a line tangent to the ellipse  +  = 1, where a > 0 and b > 0.
A) ab square units 
B) 2ab square units 
C) + square units 
D) square units 
E) square units

Find the Smallest Possible Area of a Triangle Formed by the Coordinate