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Assume the Earth to be a sphere of radius R. What is the radius of the circle of latitude `40^(@)S` ?

A

a)`R cos 40^(@)`

B

b)`R sin 60^(@)`

C

c)`R sin 40^(@)`

D

d)`R tan 40^(@)`

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