If the tangents on the ellipse $4x^2 + y^2 = 8$ at the points $(1, 2)$ and $(a, b)$ are perpendicular to each other,then $a^2$ is equal to

  • A
    $\frac{2}{17}$
  • B
    $\frac{4}{17}$
  • C
    $\frac{64}{17}$
  • D
    $\frac{128}{17}$

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