Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Conic Sections - 13.3 Conic Sections: Hyperbolas - 13.3 Exercise Set - Page 872: 59

Answer

The centre is $\left( 4,-3 \right)$ The vertices are at $\left( 4,-1 \right)\text{ and }\left( 4,-5 \right)$ The asymptotes are $\left( y+3 \right)=\pm \frac{1}{2}\left( x-4 \right)$ The graph is shown below.

Work Step by Step

$8{{\left( y+3 \right)}^{2}}-2{{\left( x-4 \right)}^{2}}=32$ Divide by $32$ $\frac{{{\left( y+3 \right)}^{2}}}{4}-\frac{{{\left( x-4 \right)}^{2}}}{16}=1$ $\frac{{{\left( y-\left( -3 \right) \right)}^{2}}}{{{2}^{2}}}-\frac{{{\left( x-4 \right)}^{2}}}{{{4}^{2}}}=1$. Compare this equation with the standard equation$\frac{{{\left( y-k \right)}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}-\frac{{{\left( x-h \right)}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}=1$, $h=4,k=-3,a=4,b=2$ Thus, the centre of the hyperbola $\left( h,k \right)$ is $\left( 4,-3 \right)$. The vertices of the hyperbola are, $\left( h,k+b \right)$ and $\left( h,k-b \right)$ Now, put $h=4$, $k=-3$ and $b=2$ in the first vertices, $\left( 4,-3+2 \right)=\left( 4,-1 \right)$ Now, put $h=4$, $k=-3$ and $b=2$ in the second vertices, $\left( 4,-3-2 \right)=\left( 4,-5 \right)$ Hence, the vertices of the hyperbola $\left( h,k+b \right)$ and $\left( h,k-b \right)$ are $\left( 4,-1 \right)$ and $\left( 4,-5 \right)$. The equation of the asymptote for the standard equation of a hyperbola is, $\left( y-k \right)=\pm \frac{b}{a}\left( x-h \right)$ Now, put $h=4$, $k=-3$, $a=4$, $b=2$ in the equation. Thus, the equations of the asymptotes are $\left( y+3 \right)=\frac{1}{2}\left( x-4 \right)$ and $\left( y+3 \right)=-\frac{1}{2}\left( x-4 \right)$. Graph: Consider the equation of the hyperbola, $\frac{{{\left( y-\left( -3 \right) \right)}^{2}}}{{{2}^{2}}}-\frac{{{\left( x-4 \right)}^{2}}}{{{4}^{2}}}=1$ First, graph the asymptotes. Then, plot points $\left( 8,-1 \right)$, $\left( 8,-5 \right)$, $\left( 0,-1 \right)$, $\left( 0,-5 \right)$ and lightly sketch a rectangle. Draw curves through the vertices toward the asymptotes. The graph of the hyperbola $\frac{{{\left( y+3 \right)}^{2}}}{4}-\frac{{{\left( x-4 \right)}^{2}}}{16}=1$ is shown below:
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