SOLUTION: Using the given information to find the equation, in standard form, of the hyperbola. Endpoints of the transverse axis: (4, 0), (-4, 0); Asymptote: y = x 2

Question 1121383: Using the given information to find the equation, in standard form, of the hyperbola.
Endpoints of the transverse axis: (4, 0), (-4, 0); Asymptote: y = x
2
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The endpoints of the transverse axis are the vertices. Since the transverse axis is horizontal, the branches of the hyperbola open right and left. So the general form of the equation is

The coordinates of the vertices tell us the center (h,k) is (0,0), so the equation is

The slopes of the two asymptotes are b/a and -b/a; since the equation of one of the asymptotes is y=x, that means b=a.

a is the distance from the center to each vertex; so a=4.

Then, since b=a, b=4.

And so the equation is

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