University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Conics in Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 591: 17

Answer

The eccentricity of the ellipse is $e=\sqrt 2$ and asymptotes are $y=\pm x$ and $F: (\pm \sqrt 2,0)$ and The directrices are: $x=\pm \dfrac{1}{\sqrt 2}$

Work Step by Step

The eccentricity of the ellipse $\dfrac{x^2}{p^2}+\dfrac{y^2}{q^2}=1$ when $p \gt q$ is given by: $e=\dfrac{\sqrt {p^2-q^2}}{p}$ The foci of the ellipse are: $(\pm pe,0)$ and the directrices are given as: $x=\pm \dfrac{p}{e}$ We are given that $x^2-y^2=1$ so, $c=\sqrt {a^2+b^2}=\sqrt {1+1}=\sqrt 2$ The eccentricity of the ellipse is $e=\dfrac{\sqrt 2}{1}=\sqrt 2$ and asymptotes are $y=\pm x$ and $F: (\pm \sqrt 2,0)$ and The directrices are: $x=0 \pm \dfrac{a}{e}=\pm \dfrac{1}{\sqrt 2}$
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