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The eccentricity of the conic 9x2 + 25y2 = 225 is

Given that we need to find the eccentricity of the conic 9x2 + 25y2 = 225.



It is rewritten as


We know that the eccentricity of ellipse is (a2>b2).


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∴ The correct option is B

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