[Solved] If the distance from a fixed straight line is equal to the distance from a fixed point then what is the value of eccentricity?

Q.	If the distance from a fixed straight line is equal to the distance from a fixed point then what is the value of eccentricity?
A.	unity
B.	greater than one
C.	infinity
D.	zero
Answer» A. unity
Explanation: the fixed straight line is called as directrix and the fixed point is called as a focus. eccentricity is defined as the ratio of the distance from the focus to the distance from the directrix and it is denoted by e.

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