Determine the Eccentricity of the Hyperbola $$\frac { \left( y + \frac { 7 } { 9 } \right) ^ { 2 } } { 196 } - \frac { \left( x - \frac { 5 } { 9 } \right) ^ { 2 } } { 2,304 } = 1$$

question 11

Multiple Choice

Determine the eccentricity of the hyperbola.
- $$\frac { \left( y + \frac { 7 } { 9 } \right) ^ { 2 } } { 196 } - \frac { \left( x - \frac { 5 } { 9 } \right) ^ { 2 } } { 2,304 } = 1$$

• A) \(e = \frac { 24 } { 25 }\)
• B) \(e = \frac { 25 } { 7 }\)
• C) \(e = \frac { 7 } { 25 }\)
• D) \(e = \frac { 7 } { 24 }\)

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