Solve.A carpenter wants to cut the largest possible ellipse from a 8 ft by 13 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. 16 ft
B. 13 ft
C. 26 ft
D. 8 ft


Answer: B

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