I think the answer would be b
The true statement about the directrix is that each directrix of this ellipse is 31.25 units from the center on the major axis.
<h3>How to determine the distance of the directrix?</h3>
The equation of the ellipse is given as:

The above means that:
a^2 = 625
a = 25
b^2 = 225
b = 15
Calculate c using:
c^2 = a^2 - b^2
This gives
c^2 = 625 - 225
Evaluate the difference
c^2 = 400
Evaluate the square root
c = 20
The equation of the directrix is
x - x₀ = ± a²/c
So, we have:
x - x₀ = ± 625/20
Evaluate the quotient
x - x₀ = ± 31.25
This means that, each directrix is 31.25 units from the center on the major axis.
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Complete question;
<em>The distribution of lengths of salmon from a certain river is approximately normal with a standard deviation of 3.5 inches. If 10 percent of salmon are longer than 30 inches, which of the following is closest to the mean of the distribution? 26 inches A 28 inches B 30 inches C 33 inches D 34 inches</em>
Option B is correct. The value that is closest to the mean of the distribution is 30inches.
The formula for calculating the z-score is expressed as:

Given the following parameters

If 10 percent of salmon are longer than 30 inches, then:
Using the z table to get the value corresponding to the mean area 0.1.
- The required z-score will be -1.285
Substitute the resulting parameters into the formula to get the mean of the distribution.

Hence the value that is closest to the mean of the distribution is 30inches.
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