An ellipse has a center at the origin, a vertex along the major axis at open paren 0 comma 17 close paren , and a focus at open paren 0 comma negative 8 close paren Which equation represents this ellipse?
Answer
A
the fraction with numerator y squared and denominator 17 squared plus the fraction with numerator x squared and denominator 15 squared is equal to 1
B
the fraction with numerator x squared and denominator 17 squared plus the fraction with numerator y squared and denominator 15 squared is equal to 1
C
the fraction with numerator y squared and denominator 17 squared plus the fraction with numerator x squared and denominator 8 squared is equal to 1
D
the fraction with numerator x squared and denominator 17 squared plus the fraction with numerator y squared and denominator 8 squared is equal to 1