Two buildings in a sports complex are shaped and positioned like a portion of the branches of the hyperbola 144x^2 -625

Question

Two buildings in a sports complex are shaped and positioned like a portion of the branches of the hyperbola 144x^2 -625y^2 =90,000, where x and y are in meters.
(a) How far apart are the buildings at their closest point?
(b) Find the distance d in the figure.
(a) The two buildings are 50 meters apart at their closest point.
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
(b) The distance d= meters.
(Type an integer or decimal rounded to one decimal place as needed.)

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