. If the eccentricity is less than one then the conic is ? A. parabola B. ellipse C. hyperbola D. circle
Answer: B Explanation: The type of a conic corresponds to its eccentricity, those with eccentricity less than 1 being ellipses, those with eccentricity equal to 1 being parabolas, and those with eccentricity greater than 1 being hyperbolas.
