Math, asked by harikalathamanepalli, 10 months ago

how to find eccentricity in parabola

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Answered by SimarPalSingh

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Step-by-step explanation:

Eccentricity is defined as the ratio of the distance of the moving point P from the fixed point S, to its distance from a fixed line l. Since the two distances are equal in case of a parabola, PS = PM. So, PS/PM = 1. Therefore, we say eccentricity of a parabola is 1.

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