SOLUTION: Find an equation for a hyperbola centered at the origin with a horizontal transverse axis of length 8 units and a conjugate axis of length 6 units.

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Question 608874: Find an equation for a hyperbola centered at the origin with a horizontal transverse axis of length 8 units and a conjugate axis of length 6 units.
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hyperbola centered at the origin with a horizontal transverse axis of length 8 units: 8 = 2a
and a conjugate axis of length 6 units. 6 = 2b
Note:
Standard Form of an Equation of an Hyperbola opening right and left is:
%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+-+%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2+=+1 where Pt(h,k) is a center with vertices 'a' units right and left of center.
%28x%29%5E2%2F4%5E2+-+%28y%29%5E2%2F3%5E2+=+1

See below descriptions of various conics
Standard Form of an Equation of a Circle is %28x-h%29%5E2+%2B+%28y-k%29%5E2+=+r%5E2
where Pt(h,k) is the center and r is the radius
Standard Form of an Equation of an Ellipse is %28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B+%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2+=+1+ where Pt(h,k) is the center. (a positioned to correspond with major axis)
a and b are the respective vertices distances from center and ±sqrt%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29are the foci distances from center: a > b
Standard Form of an Equation of an Hyperbola opening right and left is:
%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+-+%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2+=+1 where Pt(h,k) is a center with vertices 'a' units right and left of center.
Standard Form of an Equation of an Hyperbola opening up and down is:
%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2+-+%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+=+1 where Pt(h,k) is a center with vertices 'b' units up and down from center.
the vertex form of a parabola opening up or down, y=a%28x-h%29%5E2+%2Bk where(h,k) is the vertex.
The standard form is %28x+-h%29%5E2+=+4p%28y+-k%29, where the focus is (h,k + p)
the vertex form of a parabola opening right or left, x=a%28y-k%29%5E2+%2Bh where(h,k) is the vertex.
The standard form is %28y+-k%29%5E2+=+4p%28x+-h%29, where the focus is (h +p,k )