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The foci of a hyperbola are the same as those of the ellipse with equation \(9x^2 + 16y^2 = 144\). If the length of the transverse axis of this hyperbola is \(2\cos\alpha\), then its equation is:

  1. A \(\dfrac{x^2}{\cos^2\alpha} - \dfrac{y^2}{5 - \cos^2\alpha} = 1\)
  2. B \(\dfrac{x^2}{7 - \cos^2\alpha} - \dfrac{y^2}{\cos^2\alpha} = 1\)
  3. C \(\dfrac{x^2}{\cos^2\alpha} - \dfrac{y^2}{7 + \cos^2\alpha} = 1\)
  4. D \(\dfrac{x^2}{\cos^2\alpha} - \dfrac{y^2}{7 - \cos^2\alpha} = 1\)
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(D) \(\dfrac{x^2}{\cos^2\alpha} - \dfrac{y^2}{7 - \cos^2\alpha} = 1\)

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The equation of the given ellipse is \(9x^2 + 16y^2 = 144\), which can be written as \(\dfrac{x^2}{16} + \dfrac{y^2}{9} = 1\). Here, \(a^2 = 16\) and \(b^2 = 9\). The eccentricity \(e\) of the ellipse is given by…
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