document.write( "Question 43057: \"Graph the equation, then choose the correct coordinates of the foci. Keep the graphs as they may be asked for at a later time. y^2= 5x^2+25.\" I keep trying to graph equations like this and find the foci, but the answers I get are never one of the answer choices. For this one I did:
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document.write( "y^2= 5x^2+25
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document.write( "y^2-5x^2= 25
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document.write( "(y^2-5x^2)/-5=25/-5\r
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document.write( "-1/5(y^2/-5-x^2)=-5/-5
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document.write( "y^2/25+x^2/5=1\r
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document.write( "y^2/(5)^2+x^2/(square root 5)^2=1\r
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document.write( "After that I had my x and y intercepts so I made my graph and tried to find the foci.\r
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document.write( "b^2=a^2-c^2\r
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document.write( "square root 5^2= 5^2-c^2\r
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document.write( "5= 25-c^2\r
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document.write( "5-25= -c^2\r
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document.write( "20= c^2\r
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document.write( "square root 20= c
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document.write( "I'd appreciate your help. These graphs have really been frustrating me. Please me know what I'm doing wrong. Thanx! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #28079 by Nate(3500)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "This is a hyperbola. \n" ); document.write( "Transverse axis: vertical \n" ); document.write( "Center: (0,0) \n" ); document.write( "a = 5 \n" ); document.write( "b = \n" ); document.write( "Vertex:(0,5) and (0,-5) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Foci: (0, \n" ); document.write( "Asymptote: \n" ); document.write( "slope: (+-a/b) = +- \n" ); document.write( "center (again): (0,0) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |