Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Analytic Geometry - 10.4 Summary of the Conic Sections - 10.4 Exercises - Page 997: 48

Answer

$$e = \frac{{3\sqrt 3 }}{2}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{From the graph we can see:}} \cr & {\text{Focus }}\left( {27,0} \right){\text{ and the point }}\left( { - 27,48\frac{3}{4}} \right),\,\,{\text{directrix }}x = 4 \cr & {\text{The equation of the hyperbola is }}\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} - \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1 \cr & {\text{With foci }}\left( { \pm c,0} \right),{\text{Focus }}\left( {27,0} \right) \to c = 27 \cr & \cr & {\text{The directrix on a hyperbola is given by }}x = \pm \frac{a}{e} \cr & {\text{directrix }}x = 4 \cr & 4 = \frac{a}{e} \cr & {\text{The exccetricity of a hyperbola is }}e = \frac{c}{a} \cr & 4 = \frac{a}{{c/a}} \cr & 4c = {a^2} \cr & {a^2} = \left( 4 \right)\left( {27} \right) \cr & a = \sqrt {\left( 4 \right)\left( {27} \right)} \cr & a = 6\sqrt 3 \cr & \cr & e = \frac{{27}}{{6\sqrt 3 }} \cr & e = \frac{{3\sqrt 3 }}{2} \cr} $$
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