Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - The Hyperbola - Exercise Set - Page 982: 38

Answer

asymptotes: $y=\pm\frac{6}{7}(x+1)+2$ foci: $(-1,2\pm\sqrt {85})$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. From the given equation $\frac{(y-2)^2}{36}-\frac{(x+1)^2}{49}=1$, we have $a=6, b=7, c=\sqrt {a^2+b^2}=\sqrt {85}$ centered at $(-1,2)$ with a vertical transverse axis. Step 2. We can find the vertices as $(-1,4),(-1,8)$ and asymptotes as $y-2=\pm\frac{a}{b}(x+1)$ or $y=\pm\frac{6}{7}(x+1)+2$ Step 3. We can graph the equation as shown in the figure with foci at $(-1,2\pm\sqrt {85})$
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