College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - The Hyperbola - 7.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 537: 17

Answer

a)

Work Step by Step

The equation of the hyperbola has the form $\pm(\frac{(y-h)^2}{a^2}-\frac{(x-k)^2}{b^2})=1$, the center is at $(h,k)$. As we can see, the transverse axis is the x-axis, thus in the above equation we have a negative sign at the front, thus it can only be a) or b). We can see that $(2,0)$ is on the graph, which must satisfy the parabola's equation, and since it satisfies only a), this is our answer.
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