The polar equation is .
Write the equation in standard form: .
Where is the eccentricity and
represents the line of directrix.
.
Compare the above equation with the standard form of polar equation.
\Here and
.
Since the eccentricity is , the conic represents a parabola.
Now .
Therefore .
The equation of directrix is .
(b)
\The polar equation is .
Write the equation in standard form: .
Where is the eccentricity and
represents the line of directrix.
.
Compare the above equation with the standard form of polar equation.
\Here and
.
Since the eccentricity is , the conic represents a hyperbola.
Now .
\
The equation of directrix is .
(a)
\The conic is an parabola.
\The eccentricity .
The equation of directrixs is .
(b)
\The conic is an hyperbola.
\The eccentricity .
The equation of directrixs is .