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A man running a racecourse notes that the sum of the distances from the two flag posts from him is always 10 m and the distance between the flag posts is 8 m. Find the equation of the posts traced by the man.

A

`x^(2)/25+y^(2)/9=1`

B

`x^(2)+y^(2)=25`

C

`x^(2)+y^(2)=9`

D

`x^(2)/9+y^(2)/25=1`

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