The magnitude of the gradient of the tangent at an extremity of the latera recta of the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{a^2} - \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ is equal to (where $e$ is the eccentricity of the hyperbola).

  • A
    $be$
  • B
    $e$
  • C
    $ab$
  • D
    $ae$

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