SOLUTION: To two decimal places, what is the value of the eccentricity of the conic with equation : {{{ax^2+by^2=c}}} . Where a= 4,b= -16 and c= 12?
I have tried dividing the equation by
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Question 959216: To two decimal places, what is the value of the eccentricity of the conic with equation : . Where a= 4,b= -16 and c= 12?
I have tried dividing the equation by 12 which gives me
which makes me stuck here because i can't make it into a hyperbola equation.
please assist.
thank you
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Divide top and bottom of the 2nd term by
Hope this makes sense
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