Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - The Hyperbola - Exercise Set - Page 787: 1

Answer

b)

Work Step by Step

The coefficient of $x^2$ is positive, thus the transverse axis is parallel to the x-axis. The center is at $(0,0)$ and $a=2$, thus the vertices are at $(-2,0)$ and $(2,0)$. Thus it is graph b).
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