Provide an appropriate response.It can be shown that an ellipse with foci (c, 0) and (-c, 0) where the sum of the distances from any point (x, y) of the ellipse to the two foci is 2a has equation  +  = 1. Use this result to find an equation of an ellipse with foci (3, 0) and (-3, 0), where the sum of the distances from any point of the ellipse to the two foci is 10.

A. x2 + y2 = 100
B.  +  = 1
C.  +  = 1
D.  +  = 1


Answer: C

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