Determine the Eccentricity of the Ellipse $$\frac { ( x + 4 ) ^ { 2 } } { 144 } + \frac { ( y + 5 ) ^ { 2 } } { 169 } = 1$$

question 78

Multiple Choice

Determine the eccentricity of the ellipse.
- $$\frac { ( x + 4 ) ^ { 2 } } { 144 } + \frac { ( y + 5 ) ^ { 2 } } { 169 } = 1$$

• A) \(e = \frac { 12 } { 13 }\)
• B) \(e = \frac { 12 } { 5 }\)
• C) \(e = \frac { 4 } { 5 }\)
• D) \(e = \frac { 5 } { 13 }\)

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