College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
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Chapter 7 - Conic Sections - Exercise Set 7.2 - Page 686: 31

Answer

$ \displaystyle \frac{(x-2)^{2}}{4}-\frac{(y+3)^{2}}{9}=1$

Work Step by Step

The branches of the graph indicate that the transverse axis is horizontal, the center is not at the origin, so the form of the equation is $\displaystyle \frac{(x-h)^{2}}{a^{2}}- \displaystyle \frac{(y-k)^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$ From the graph, center: $(2,-3)=(h,k)$ The vertices are at 2 units to the left/right of the center, $a=2, a^{2}=4.$ $b=3, b^{2}=9.$ $ \displaystyle \frac{(x-2)^{2}}{4}-\frac{(y+3)^{2}}{9}=1$
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