PLEASE HELP ME! Hyperbola troubles... Attachment below. Giving best response to whoever helps me!

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@amistre64 Can you please help me? Everyone else I've tagged is ignoring me, and I've been ignored for a few days now.

amistre64 · Answer

what defines the transverse axis?

anonymous · Answer

I think that my answer is "On the y-axis) but I'm really not sure.

amistre64 · Answer

well, since the center is 0,0 ... its either on the x or y :)

the transverse axis cuts across the vertexes

the negative parts have no solution when the positive parts are 0

0 - x^2 = 100 has no real solutions so the vertexes cant be x,0

y^2 - 0 = 100 has real solutions so the vertexes are at some 0,y ... so they are along the y axis

anonymous · Answer

So I was correct?

amistre64 · Answer

yes, you were correct :)

anonymous · Answer

Oh, great! Thank you so much! If the middle of the hyperbola was not on the y-axis, would that mean it's parallel since it would be next to it? (but the hyperbola is still slightly on it)|dw:1401466765676:dw|