Solve.A carpenter wants to cut the largest possible ellipse from a 8 ft by 10 ft rectangular board. After the foci are located, a string is connected to them and pulled taut by a pencil in order to draw the ellipse. Find the length of the string.

A. 8 ft
B. 20 ft
C. 10 ft
D. 16 ft


Answer: C

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