Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 10 - Conics, Parametric Equations, and Polar Coordinates - Review Exercises - Page 742: 21

Answer

$$\frac{{{y^2}}}{{64}} - \frac{{{x^2}}}{{16}} = 1$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Vertices }}\left( {0, \pm 8} \right) \cr & {\text{Asymptotes: }}y = \pm 2x \cr & x{\text{ is constant, so the equation of the hyperbola is }} \cr & \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{a^2}}} - \frac{{{x^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1 \cr & {\text{With vertices }}\left( {0, \pm a} \right) \cr & \left( {0, \pm 8} \right) \to a = 8 \cr & {\text{The asymptores are:}} \cr & y = \pm \frac{a}{b}x \cr & \pm \frac{a}{b}x = \pm 2x \cr & \frac{a}{b} = 2 \to b = \frac{a}{2} = \frac{8}{2} \cr & b = 4 \cr & {\text{Substituting the constants }}a{\text{ and }}b{\text{ into }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{{\left( 8 \right)}^2}}} - \frac{{{x^2}}}{{{{\left( 4 \right)}^2}}} = 1 \cr & \frac{{{y^2}}}{{64}} - \frac{{{x^2}}}{{16}} = 1 \cr} $$
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