Determine the Eccentricity of the Hyperbola $$\frac { ( x - 4 ) ^ { 2 } } { 144 } - \frac { ( y + 2 ) ^ { 2 } } { 25 } = 1$$

question 89

Multiple Choice

Determine the eccentricity of the hyperbola.
- $$\frac { ( x - 4 ) ^ { 2 } } { 144 } - \frac { ( y + 2 ) ^ { 2 } } { 25 } = 1$$

• A) \(e = \frac { 13 } { 5 }\)
• B) \(e = 2\)
• C) \(e = \frac { 12 } { 5 }\)
• D) \(e = \frac { 13 } { 12 }\)

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