SOLUTION: what are the vertices of the hyperbola y^2/4 - x^2/25 = 1

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Question 947818: what are the vertices of the hyperbola y^2/4 - x^2/25 = 1
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y%5E2%2F4+-+x%5E2%2F25+=+1 => a=2 and b=5
semimajor axis length | 2
semiminor axis length | 5
vertices | (0, -a) | (0, a)
=> vertices | (0, -2) | (0, 2)