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

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Question 315003: 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%2B3%29%5E2-4%28y-2%29%5E2+=4
%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F4-%28y-2%29%5E2+=1
The center of the hyperbola is (-3,2)
The distance from the center to the vertices is a=sqrt%284%29=2
So the vertices are (-3%2B2,2)=(-1,2) and (-3-2,2)=(-5,2)
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