document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=598076>Question 598076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The graph of the equation below is a hyperbola. In which directions does this hyperbola open? x^2/13^2 - y^2/7^2 = 1 I don't get it, would it be Left and Right or up and down? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In that format, if the x^2 term and the coefficient are positive, it's left and right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2/13^2 - y^2/7^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2/13^2 - y^2/7^2 = -c^2  would be up and down. </SPAN>\n" );
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