The angle between the tangents from $(\alpha, \beta)$ to the circle $x^2 + y^2 = a^2$ is

  • A
    $\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{a}{\sqrt{\alpha^2 + \beta^2 - a^2}}\right)$
  • B
    $\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{\alpha^2 + \beta^2 - a^2}}{a}\right)$
  • C
    $2\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{a}{\sqrt{\alpha^2 + \beta^2 - a^2}}\right)$
  • D
    None of these

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