Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 12 - Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Conic Sections - 12.5 Conic Sections - Exercises - Page 636: 17

Answer

$$ \left(\frac{x}{2}\right)^{2}-\left(\frac{y}{\sqrt{12}}\right)^{2}=1. $$

Work Step by Step

Since the foci are $(\pm 4,0)$ and $e=2$, then we have $c=4, e=\frac{c}{a}=\frac{4}{a}=2 $, and hence $a=2 $ and $b=\sqrt{c^2-a^2}=\sqrt{4^2-2^2}=\sqrt{12}$. Hence the equation of the hyperbola is given by $$ \left(\frac{x}{2}\right)^{2}-\left(\frac{y}{\sqrt{12}}\right)^{2}=1. $$
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