Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - The Hyperbola - Exercise Set - Page 981: 17

Answer

asymptotes: $y=\pm\frac{2}{3}x$ foci: $(0, \pm2\sqrt {13})$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. From the given equation $\frac{y^2}{16}-\frac{x^2}{36}=1$, we have $a=4, b=6, c=\sqrt {a^2+b^2}=2\sqrt {13}$ centered at $(0,0)$, with a vertical transverse axis. Step 2. We can find the vertices as $(0,\pm4)$ and asymptotes as $y=\frac{a}{b}x=\pm\frac{2}{3}x$ Step 3. We can graph the equation as shown in the figure with foci at $(0, \pm2\sqrt {13})$
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