Find the Eccentricity of the Conic Section Shown in the Graph

question 87

Multiple Choice

Find the eccentricity of the conic section shown in the graph.
-When a certain satellite was at a maximum distance of $$59.5 \times 10 ^ { 6 }$$ m from Earth's center, it had a velocity of 4228 m per sec. Determine the shape of its trajectory.

• A) parabolic
• B) hyperbolic
• C) elliptical

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