document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=544037>Question 544037</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the equation of the conjugate of the hyperbola <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+25x%5E2-16y%5E2=400+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+25x%5E2-16y%5E2=400+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "25x^2-16y^2=400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for hyperbola with horizontal transverse axis: (x-h)^2/a^2-(y-k)^2/b^2=1, with (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex, a=transverse axis, b=conjugate axis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x^2-16y^2=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2/16-y^25=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=5=conjugate axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note: conjugate axis is a line segment, not an equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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