document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885212>Question 885212</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the length of the transverse axis of the hyperbola (x-5)^2/8^2-(y+3)^2/3^2=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534962 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=534962\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distance from center to either major vertex is indicated by the number a in the standard form equation.  In your example, a=8.  From one major vertex to the other  is a length of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A8=highlight%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A8=highlight%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the length of the whole transverse axis. </SPAN>\n" );
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