Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Chapter 10 - Analytic Geometry - 10.6 Polar Equations of Conics - 10.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 684: 6

Answer

True.

Work Step by Step

The eccentricity of a conic can be computed by dividing the distance of a focus from the center by the distance of a vertex from the center. Hence the statement is true.
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