SOLUTION: How to find the distance between the points (a Cos 35,0) and (0, a Cos55)?

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Question 720009: How to find the distance between the points (a Cos 35,0) and (0, a Cos55)?
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How to find the distance between the points (a Cos 35,0) and (0, a Cos55)?
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(a Cos 35,0)=(.82a,0)
(a Cos 55,0)=.57a,0)
since y-coordinates=0
distance between the points which are on the x-axis=.82a-.57a=.25a