Concept explainers
To find: Whether the given statement is true or false.
Answer to Problem 8SGR
The given statement is false.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given statement is a hyperbola is the set of all points in a plane such that the absolute value of the sum of the distances from any point on the hyperbola to two given points is constant.
Calculation:
An ellipse is the set of all points such that the sum of the distances from any point on the conic to two given points is constant. The fixed points are known as the foci of the conic.
Therefore, the given statement is false.
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