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If the eccentricity of a conic satisfies the equation , then that conic is
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a hyperbola
Given equation is .
Given that the eccentricity of a conic satisfies the equation i.e., the eccentricity is any one of the roots.
Now, .
By verification:
Put
Put
Put
The value of lies in between i.e., the
eccentricity is greater than one.
The conic is hyperbola.
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