document.write( "Question 453837: how do you graph y^2-x^2=9 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #311740 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! how do you graph y^2-x^2=9 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "Standard form of a hyperbola with horizontal transverse axis: (x-h)^2/a^2-(y-k)^2/b^2=1, with (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the center. \n" ); document.write( "Standard form of a 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( "The difference between the two forms is the interchange of (x-h) and (y-k) \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "y^2-x^2=9 \n" ); document.write( "y^2/9-x^2/9=1 \n" ); document.write( "Given equation is a hyperbola with center at (0, 0) and it has a vertical transverse axis. \n" ); document.write( "a^2=9 \n" ); document.write( "a=3 \n" ); document.write( "2a=6=transverse axis \n" ); document.write( "vertices: (0,0±3) \n" ); document.write( "b^2=9 \n" ); document.write( "b=3 \n" ); document.write( "2b=6=conjugate axis \n" ); document.write( "Equation of asymptotes: y=±(a/b)x \n" ); document.write( "See the graph below as a visual check \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "y=(9+x^2)^.5 \n" ); document.write( " |