document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=677820>Question 677820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In which direction does the hyperbola defined by the equation below open?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-3)^2/4^2-(y+5)^2/2^2=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-3)^2/4^2-(y+5)^2/2^2=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-3)^2/16 - (y+5)^2/4 = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that when y = -5, you can solve for \"x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that when x = 3, you cannot solve for \"x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the center of the hyperbola is at (3,-5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the curve cannot cross the line x = 3, it must<BR>\n" );
document.write( "open to the right and to the left.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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