Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 12 - Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Conic Sections - 12.5 Conic Sections - Exercises - Page 636: 32

Answer

- the vertices are $( \pm 2,0)$ - the foci are $( \pm \sqrt{40/9},0)$ - the center is $(0,0)$ - asymptotes $y=\pm \frac{2/3}{2}(x)=\pm \frac{1}{3}x$.

Work Step by Step

The equation $$ \left(\frac{x}{2}\right)^{2}-\left(\frac{y}{2/3}\right)^{2}=1 $$ is a hyperbola with $a=2, b=2/3$ and hence $ c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}=\sqrt{40/9} $. So, we have the vertices are $( \pm 2,0)$ the foci are $( \pm \sqrt{40/9},0)$ the center is $(0,0)$ asymptotes $y=\pm \frac{2/3}{2}(x)=\pm \frac{1}{3}x$.
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