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If a and b are positive quantities such that `agtb` , the minimum value of a `sectheta-btantheta` is

A

a) `2ab`

B

b) `sqrt(a^(2)-b^(2))`

C

c) a-b

D

d) `sqrt(a^(2)+b^(2))`

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