Find a polar equation in the form r= f(θ) of the ellipse with eccentricity e= 6/7 such that one of its foci is the pole and the nearest vertex to the pole has polar coordinates (1,3π/2).

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Find a polar equation in the form r= f(θ) of the ellipse with eccentricity e= 6/7 such that one of its foci is the pole
and the nearest vertex to the pole has polar coordinates (1,3π/2).

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