Question 10 • Geometry
The center is the midpoint of the vertices, so it is (0, −4). The distance from the center to either vertex is 5, so the major-axis denominator parameter A is 5. The foci are 3 units from the center, so c = 3; for an ellipse, a² = b² + c², giving b² = 25 − 9 = 16 and b = 4. Therefore, the correct statement is “b is equal to 4.”
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