Find the Eccentricity and Identify the Conic Given By $r= \frac { 7 } { 1 + 3 \sin \theta }$

question 41

Multiple Choice

Find the eccentricity and identify the conic given by $r= \frac { 7 } { 1 + 3 \sin \theta }$

• A) \(e = 3\)
• , hyperbola
• B) \(e = \frac { 3 } { 7 }\)
• , ellipse
• C) \(e = \frac { 7 } { 3 }\)
• , hyperbola
• D) \(e = 7\)
• , hyperbola
• E) none of these

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