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if `5x+9=0` is the directrix of the hyperbola `16x^(2)-9y^(2)=144`, then its corresponding focus is

A

`((5)/(3), 0)`

B

(5,0)

C

`(-(5)/(3),0)`

D

`(-5,0)`

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