The area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end points of the latus rectum to the ellipse $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 9 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 5 } = 1$, is\\
(1) 27\\
(2) $\frac { 27 } { 4 }$\\
(3) 18\\
(4) $\frac { 27 } { 2 }$