SOLUTION: What are the oblique asymptotes of the hyperbola defined by 4x^2-25y^2=100? I keep comming up with y=+-4/25x, but it is y=+-2/5x
Any help will be appreciated thanks!
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Any help will be appreciated thanks!
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Question 1020654: What are the oblique asymptotes of the hyperbola defined by 4x^2-25y^2=100? I keep comming up with y=+-4/25x, but it is y=+-2/5x
Any help will be appreciated thanks! Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The problem lies in carrying out the algebraic operations, in particular in taking the square roots. Along the way, you missed taking the square root of 4/25, which, when properly carried out, would be .
