The product of the perpendiculars drawn from the points $(\pm \sqrt{a^2 - b^2}, 0)$ to the line $\frac{x}{a}\cos \theta + \frac{y}{b}\sin \theta = 1$ is:

  • A
    $a^2$
  • B
    $b^2$
  • C
    $a^2 + b^2$
  • D
    $a^2 - b^2$

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