SOLUTION: what is the length of the transverse axis of the hyperbola (x-5)^2/8^2-(y+3)^2/3^2=1

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Question 885212: what is the length of the transverse axis of the hyperbola (x-5)^2/8^2-(y+3)^2/3^2=1
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance from center to either major vertex is indicated by the number a in the standard form equation. In your example, a=8. From one major vertex to the other is a length of 2%2A8=highlight%2816%29, the length of the whole transverse axis.