Find the eccentricity e of the ellipse.
-A railroad tunnel is shaped like a semi-ellipse. The height of the tunnel at the center is $30 \mathrm { ft }$ and the vertical clearance must be $20 \mathrm { ft }$ at a point $5 \mathrm { ft }$ from the center. Find an equation for the ellipse.

A) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 25 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 900 } = 1$
B) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 45 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 400 } = 1$
C) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 900 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 45 } = 1$
D) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 45 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 900 } = 1$

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Find the eccentricity e of the ellipse.
-A railroad tunnel is shaped like a semi-ellipse. The height of the tunnel at the center is $30 \mathrm { ft }$ and the vertical clearance must be $20 \mathrm { ft }$ at a point $5 \mathrm { ft }$ from the center. Find an equation for the ellipse.

A) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 25 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 900 } = 1$ 
B) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 45 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 400 } = 1$ 
C) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 900 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 45 } = 1$ 
D) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 45 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 900 } = 1$

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The Answer of Find the eccentricity e of the ellipse.
-A railroad tunnel is shaped like a semi-ellipse. The height of the tunnel at the center is $30 \mathrm { ft }$ and the vertical clearance must be $20 \mathrm { ft }$ at a point $5 \mathrm { ft }$ from the center. Find an equation for the ellipse.

A) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 25 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 900 } = 1$ 
B) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 45 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 400 } = 1$ 
C) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 900 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 45 } = 1$ 
D) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 45 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 900 } = 1$

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