Answer:
Eccentricity = 6
Type of conic section; Hyperbola
Directrix; x = 3/2
Step-by-step explanation:
The given polar equation of the conic section is in standard form;
The eccentricity is given by the coefficient of cos theta in which case this would be the value 6. Therefore, the eccentricity of the this conic section is 6.
The eccentricity is clearly greater than 1, implying that the conic section is a Hyperbola.
Since the conic section is in standard form, the numerator is the product of eccentricity and the value of the directrix, that is;
e*d = 9
6*d = 9
d = 3/2.
Since the denominator has a plus sign then the hyperbola opens towards the left and thus the equation of its directrix is;
x = 3/2
