Discussion
For a conic to have two separate branches, its eccentricity must be
Answer: A
Correct answer: greater than one
Two branches require the cutting plane to meet both nappes of the cone, and that condition corresponds exactly to an eccentricity above one. At exactly one the curve is a parabola with a single unbounded branch, and below one it closes into an ellipse with no branch at all.
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