Official solution
\[{{{y^2}} \over {1 + r}} - {{{x^2}} \over {1 - r}} = 1\]
for r > 1, \[{{{y^2}} \over {1 + r}} + {{{x^2}} \over {1 - r}} = 1\]
\[e = \sqrt {1 - \left( {{{r - 1} \over {r + 2}}} \right)} \]
\[ = \sqrt {{{\left( {r + 1} \right) - \left( {r - 1} \right)} \over {\left( {r + 1} \right)}}} \]
\[ = \sqrt {{2 \over {r + 1}}} = \sqrt {{2 \over {r + 1}}} \]