Find the eccentricity of the conic section shown in the graph.
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Point A: $( - 9,0 )$
Point B: $( \sqrt { 85 } , 0 )$
Point $C : \left( \frac { 9 \sqrt { 13 } } { 2 } , 3 \right)$
A) $\mathrm { e } = \frac { 9 } { \sqrt { 85 } }$
B) $e = \frac { \sqrt { 85 } } { 9 }$
C) $\mathrm { e } = \frac { \sqrt { 85 } } { 81 }$
D) $\mathrm { e } = \frac { \sqrt { 77 } } { 9 }$

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Find the eccentricity of the conic section shown in the graph.
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Point A: $( - 9,0 )$
Point B: $( \sqrt { 85 } , 0 )$
Point $C : \left( \frac { 9 \sqrt { 13 } } { 2 } , 3 \right)$
A) $\mathrm { e } = \frac { 9 } { \sqrt { 85 } }$ 
B) $e = \frac { \sqrt { 85 } } { 9 }$ 
C) $\mathrm { e } = \frac { \sqrt { 85 } } { 81 }$ 
D) $\mathrm { e } = \frac { \sqrt { 77 } } { 9 }$

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The Answer of Find the eccentricity of the conic section shown in the graph.
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Point A: $( - 9,0 )$
Point B: $( \sqrt { 85 } , 0 )$
Point $C : \left( \frac { 9 \sqrt { 13 } } { 2 } , 3 \right)$
A) $\mathrm { e } = \frac { 9 } { \sqrt { 85 } }$ 
B) $e = \frac { \sqrt { 85 } } { 9 }$ 
C) $\mathrm { e } = \frac { \sqrt { 85 } } { 81 }$ 
D) $\mathrm { e } = \frac { \sqrt { 77 } } { 9 }$

Find the Eccentricity of the Conic Section Shown in the Graph