document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187958>Question 1187958</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> vertices: (15, 1), (-1, 1); Endpoints of Conjugate Axis: (7, 7), (7, -5)\r<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 #818990 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=818990\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertices: (15, 1), (-1, 1); Endpoints of Conjugate Axis: (7, 7), (7, -5)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a hyperbola with branches opening right and left; the equation is of the form<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(h,k) is the center: halfway between the two vertices, or the midpoint of the conjugate axis<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is the distance from the center to each vertex<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the distance from the center to each end of the conjugate axis<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the given information, only simple calculations are needed to find h, k, a, and b and thus find the equation.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I leave it to you to do that.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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