SOLUTION: Find the vertices of a hyperbola with the equation (x + 3)2 – 4(y – 2)2 = 4

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Question 256402: Find the vertices of a hyperbola with the equation (x + 3)2 – 4(y – 2)2 = 4
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x+%2B+3%29%5E2-4%2A%28y-2%29%5E2+=+4
%28x+%2B+3%29%5E2%2F4-%28y-2%29%5E2+=+1
a=2
b=1
h=-3
k=2
The vertices are then located at,
(h%2Ba,k) and (h-a,k)
(-3%2B2,2) and (-3-2,2)
(-1,2) and (-5,2)
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