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Eccentricity of Hyperbola

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The …… of a conic is the chord passing through the focus and perpendicular to the axis.

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Line of axis

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Directrix

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Latus-rectum

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Y-axis

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Solution

The correct option is C
Latus-rectum

The latus-rectum of a conic is the chord passing through the focus and perpendicular to the axis.

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