Answer
$\frac{x^2}{1,210,000}-\frac{y^2}{5,759,600}=1$, right curve.
Work Step by Step
Step 1. Draw a diagram as shown in the figure. Assume the midpoint between M1 and M2 to be the origin and the explosion point $E(x,y)$ is on a hyperbola with equation $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ with M1 and M2 as the foci.
Step 2. We have $c=\frac{5280}{2}=2640\ ft$ and $2a=d_2-d_1=(2s)(1100 ft/s)=2200\ ft$, thus $a=1100\ ft$ and $a^2=1,210,000$
Step 3. We can find $b^2=c^2-a^2=2640^2-1100^2=5,759,600$ and the possible location of the explosion $E(x,y)$ is on the right curve of the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{1,210,000}-\frac{y^2}{5,759,600}=1$
