Conics:
Hyperbolas: Finding Information Sections: Introduction, Finding information from the equation, Finding the equation from information ![]()
Since the y part of the equation is added, then the center, foci, and vertices will be above and below the center (on a line paralleling the y-axis), rather than side by side. Looking at the denominators, I see that a2 = 25 and b2 = 144, so a = 5 and b = 12. The equation c2 – a2 = b2 tells me that c2 = 144 + 25 = 169, so c = 13, and the eccentricity is e = 13/5. Since x2 = (x – 0)2 and y2 = (y – 0)2, then the center is at (h, k) = (0, 0). The vertices and foci are above and below the center, so the foci are at (0, –13) and (0, 13), and the vertices are at (0, 5) and (0, –5).
And the rest of my answer is: center (0,
0), vertices
(0,
–5) and (0,
5), foci
(0,
–13) and
(0,
13),
Since the x part is added, then a2 = 16 and b2 = 9, so a = 4 and b = 3. Also, this hyperbola's foci and vertices are to the left and right of the center, on a horizontal line paralleling the x-axis. From the equation, clearly the center is at (h, k) = (–3, 2). Since the vertices are a = 4 units to either side, then they are at (–7, 2) and at (1, 2). The equation c2 – a2 = b2 gives me c2 = 9 + 16 = 25, so c = 5, and the foci, being 5 units to either side of the center, must be at (–8, 2) and (2, 2). Copyright © Elizabeth Stapel 2010-2011 All Rights Reserved Since the a2 went with the x part of the equation, then a is in the denominator of the slopes of the asymptotes, giving me m = ± 3/4. Keeping in mind that the asymptotes go through the center of the hyperbola, the asymptes are then given by the straight-line equations y – 2 = ± (3/4)(x + 3). center (–3,
2), vertices
(–7,
2) and (1,
2), foci
(–8,
2) and (2,
2),
To find the information I need, I'll first have to convert this equation to "conics" form by completing the square. 4x2 + 40x
– 5y2 – 30y = 45
Then the center is at (h, k) = (–5, –3). Since the x part of the equation is added, then the center, foci, and vertices lie on a horizontal line paralleling the x-axis; a2 = 25 and b2 = 20, so a = 5 and b = 2sqrt[5]. The equation a2 + b2 = c2 gives me c2 = 25 + 20 = 45, so c = sqrt[45] = 3sqrt[5]. The slopes of the two asymptotes will be m = ± (2/5)sqrt[5]. Then my complete answer is: center (–5, –3), vertices (–10, –3) and (0, –3), foci and asymptotes If I had needed to graph this hyperbola, I'd have used a decimal approximation of ± 0.89442719... for the slope, but would have rounded the value to something reasonable like m = ± 0.9. << Previous Top | 1 | 2 | 3 | Return to Index Next >>
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