Question

Please help! A hyperbola has vertices (0,-6) and (0,6) and asymptotes y=3/4x and y=-3/4x.

PART 1: In what direction is this hyperbola oriented?
PART 2: What are the coordinates of the center of this hyperbola?
PART 3: What are the values of A & B for this hyperbola?
PART 4: Write the equation of this hyperbola.

Answer 1

lousy picture, but you get the idea

Answer 2

you got the center?

Answer 3

would the center be (0,0)?:o

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

half way between the vertices

Answer 6

what about PART 1: In what direction is this hyperbola oriented? if there are two hyperbolas on the graph?

Answer 7

i made a rather lousy picture above of the hyperbola
you can tell how it is oriented from the vertices

Answer 8

the hyperbola is both parts

Answer 9

but if one is up and one is down, what does it mean by "in what direction is the hyperbola oriented?