What is the sum of the intercepts on the coordinate axes of the tangent to the curve $\sqrt{x} + \sqrt{y} = \sqrt{a}$ at the point $(x_1, y_1)$?

  • A
    $\sqrt{ax_1}, \sqrt{ay_1}$
  • B
    $\sqrt{a}, \sqrt{a}$
  • C
    $\sqrt{x_1}, \sqrt{y_1}$
  • D
    None of these

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