document.write( "Question 620174: (x+3)^2/7^2-(y-4)^2/5^2=1 which direction does the hyperbola go? \n" ); document.write( "

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term, the transverse axis (the one that goes through the vertices and foci as opposed to the conjugate axis that is perpendicular to the transverse axis) is either parallel to the

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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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