Question

What is the length of the transverse axis?
(x-2)^2/36 - (y+1)^2/64=1

Answer 1

do you have an idea of what the value would be?

Answer 2

not at all! im not familiar with "transverse axis"

Answer 3

the transvers axis goes with the directions the hyperbola opens up

Answer 4

@ali1029
make sense what the transverse axis?

Answer 5

yes, but how exactly do i figure out what the length of it is?

Answer 6

the length of the transverse axis will be the value of 2 times 'a' when the equation is in the form
\[\frac {(x-h)^2}{a^2} - \frac {(y-k)^2}{b^2} = 1\]

Answer 7

72?

Answer 8

36 = 6^2,
thus a=6

see it now?

Answer 9

oh so its the squaare of 36 times 2, so the length of the transverse axis would be 12?

Answer 10

so to find the length of the transverse I would use a and not c?

Answer 11

mmm... a not c.. lemme double check!

Answer 12

okay thanks, because if its a it is 12 but c would be 16 but i want to make sure i get the right answer :)

Answer 13

its a like we said

Answer 14

awesome, thanks demo :)

Answer 15

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