What is the eccentricity of a hyperbola defined by the equation x^2/a^2 - y^2/b^2 = 1?

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What is the eccentricity of a hyperbola defined by the equation x^2/a^2 - y^2/b^2 = 1?
  1. 1
  2. √2
  3. √(1 + b^2/a^2)
  4. √(1 - b^2/a^2)

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Q: What is the eccentricity of a hyperbola defined by the equation x^2/a^2 - y^2/b^2 = 1?
Solution: The eccentricity e of a hyperbola is given by e = √(1 + b^2/a^2).
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