document.write( "Question 434883: Find the foci for each hyperbola and sketch a graph\r
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document.write( "Y^2/49-x^2/16=1
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document.write( "5x^2-10y^2=80 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #302182 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the foci for each hyperbola and sketch a graph \n" ); document.write( "Y^2/49-x^2/16=1 \n" ); document.write( "5x^2-10y^2=80 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "Standard form of hyperbola with vertical transverse axis: (y-k)^2/a^2-(x-h)^2/b^2=1, with (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the center. \n" ); document.write( "Standard form of hyperbola with horizontal transverse axis: (x-h)^2/a^2-(y-k)^2/b^2=1, with (h,k) again being the (x,y) coordinates of the center. \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "Y^2/49-x^2/16=1 \n" ); document.write( "This is a hyperbola with center at (0,0) and with a vertical transverse axis. \n" ); document.write( "a^2=49 \n" ); document.write( "a=7 (distance from center to vertices) \n" ); document.write( "b^2=16 \n" ); document.write( "b=4 \n" ); document.write( "c^2=a^2+b^2=49+16=65 \n" ); document.write( "c=sqrt(65)=8.06..(distance from center to foci) \n" ); document.write( "Equation of asymptotes:y=+-(a/b)x=+-(7/4)x \n" ); document.write( "see the graph of the hyperbola below: \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "y=+-(49((x^2/16)+1))^.5 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "5x^2-10y^2=80 \n" ); document.write( "x^2/16-y^2/8=1 \n" ); document.write( "This is a hyperbola with center at (0,0) but with a horizontal transverse axis. \n" ); document.write( "a^2=16 \n" ); document.write( "a=4 (distance from center to vertices) \n" ); document.write( "b^2=8 \n" ); document.write( "b=sqrt(8)=2.83 \n" ); document.write( "c^2=a^2+b^2=16+8=24 \n" ); document.write( "c=sqrt(24)=4.9(distance from center to foci) \n" ); document.write( "Equation of asymptotes:y=+-(b/a)x=+-(2.83/4)x \n" ); document.write( "see the graph of the hyperbola below: \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "y=+-(x^2/2-8)^.5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " |