The area of triangle formed by the tangent, normal drawn at $(1,\sqrt 3 )$ to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = 4$ and positive $x$-axis, is

  • [IIT 1989]
  • A

    $2\sqrt 3 $

  • B

    $\sqrt 3 $

  • C

    $4\sqrt 3 $

  • D

    None of these

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