Question

What is the length of the transverse axis?

(y-2)^2/16-(x+1)^2/144=1

Answer 1

in a hyperbola of the form:\[\frac{(x-x_c)^2}{a^2}-\frac{(y-y_c)^2}{b^2}=1\]I believe the length of the transverse axis is 2a.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

you might find this helpful: http://www.purplemath.com/modules/hyperbola.htm

Answer 5

a^2=16 so a = 4
2a = lengths of transverse axis. In this case, 8