SOLUTION: Find the standard form of the equation for a hyperbola with the vertices (5,0) and (-5,0) and that passes through (6,11) I don't know how to plug in the a, x and y values in ord

Question 1153601: Find the standard form of the equation for a hyperbola with the vertices (5,0) and (-5,0) and that passes through (6,11)
I don't know how to plug in the a, x and y values in order to get the right answer - thanks
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Given vertices at (-5,0) and (5,0), the standard form of the equation is

Plug in the coordinates of the other given point to determine b^2 to finish the problem.

The equation is

A graph....

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