Which one of the following is the common tangent to the ellipses $\frac{x^2}{a^2 + b^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ and $\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{a^2 + b^2} = 1$?

  • A
    $ay = bx + \sqrt{a^4 - a^2b^2 + b^4}$
  • B
    $by = ax - \sqrt{a^4 + a^2b^2 + b^4}$
  • C
    $ay = bx - \sqrt{a^4 + a^2b^2 + b^4}$
  • D
    $by = ax + \sqrt{a^4 - a^2b^2 + b^4}$

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