Area of Kite Formed By Tangents to Circle and Radii

What is the area of the kite formed by tangents to a circle and radii to those tangents?

kite and circle

The diagram shows such a kite The area is  
\[A= \frac{1}{2}( AO \times BC)\]

\[BC= \sqrt{(3-1)^2+(4-1)^2}= \sqrt{13}\]
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To find the other diagonal we use that triangles ABC and BQO are similar triangles, so  
\[\frac{BQ}{BO}=\frac{AB}{AO}\]
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\[AB=\sqrt{AO^2-BO^2}= \sqrt{13-2^2}=3\]
, then  
\[\frac{BQ}{BO}=\frac{AB}{AO} \rightarrow BQ= \frac{AB}{AO} BO=\frac{3}{\sqrt{13}} \times 2 = \frac{6}{\sqrt{13}}\]
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Then  
\[BC=\frac{12}{\sqrt{13}}\]
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The area of the kite is  
\[\frac{1}{2} \times \sqrt{13} \times \frac{12}{\sqrt{13}}=6\]
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