MHT CET2019Morning ShiftMathematicsHyperbolaActual
The eccentricity of hyperbola 25 x 2 - 9 y 2 = 225 is…
Options
- A34 3
- B4
- C34
- D34 5
Correct answer
A. 34 3
Step-by-step solution
We have equation of hyperbola 25 x 2 - 9 y 2 = 22 5 ⇒ x 2 9 - y 2 25 = 1 On comparing with x 2 a 2 - y 2 b 2 = 1 we get a 2 = 9 , b 2 = 2 5 ∴ Eccentricity, e = 1 + b 2 a 2 = 1 + 25 9 = 34 3