Multiple Choice
The semimajor axis of an ellipse is
A) the distance from one focus to any point on the circumference of the ellipse.
B) half the distance along the shortest width of the ellipse.
C) half the distance along the longest width of the ellipse.
D) half the distance between the foci of the ellipse.
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