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document.write( "16y^2-36x^2=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2/4-y^2/(9/16)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a hyperbola with horizontal transverse axis of the standard form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-h)^2/a^2-(y-k)^2/b^2=1, with (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the center.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "center: (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=&#8730;4=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=9/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=&#8730;(9/16)=3/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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