Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - The Hyperbola - Exercise Set - Page 982: 49

Answer

asymptotes: $y=\pm\frac{2}{5}(x-4)$ foci: $(4,\pm\sqrt {29})$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Rewriting the equation as $4(x^2-8x+16)-25(y^2)=64-164=-100$ or $\frac{(y)^2}{4}-\frac{(x-4)^2}{25}=1$ we have $a=2,b=5, c=\sqrt {a^2+b^2}=\sqrt {29}$ centered at $(4,0)$ with a vertical transverse axis. Step 2. We can find the vertices as $(4,-2),(4,2)$ and asymptotes as $y=\pm\frac{a}{b}(x-4)$ or $y=\pm\frac{2}{5}(x-4)$ Step 3. We can graph the equation as shown in the figure with foci at $(4,\pm\sqrt {29})$
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