document.write( "Question 1186254: Vertices: (15, 1), (-1, 1); Endpoints of Conjugate Axis: (7, 7),
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document.write( "Since the conjugate axis is mentioned, it is about hyperbola.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Its center is the point  (7,1).\r\n" );
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document.write( "It has horizontal major axis y = 1, parallel to x-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The distance between vertices is  15 - (-1) = 16;  hence, the major semi-axis length  \"a\"  is  16/2 = 8  units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It has vertical conjugate axis  x = 7, parallel to y-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The length of the conjugate axis is 7 - (-5) = 12;  hence, the minor semi-axis length  \"b\"  is  12/2 = 6  units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combining all this info, the standard equation of the hyperbola is\r\n" );
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document.write( "     -  = 1.\r\n" );
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