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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLEASE HELP WILL GIVE A MEDAL Find the vertices and foci of the hyperbola with equation:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jdoe0001

OpenStudy (misty1212):

HI!!

OpenStudy (misty1212):

you got the center?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no i dont know how to find that @misty1212

OpenStudy (misty1212):

standard form is \[\frac{(x-h)^2}{a^2}-\frac{(y-k)^2}{b^2}=1\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 4,-5

OpenStudy (misty1212):

no you got the signs wrong center is \((-4,5)\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh okay my bad thank you. how do i use that to find the vertices and the foci though?

OpenStudy (misty1212):

the next question is, do you know what it looks like ?|dw:1421975640934:dw|

OpenStudy (misty1212):

this is not an idle question you need to know both of these things to do the problem

OpenStudy (misty1212):

if you don't know i can tell you and also tell you how i know it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes can you please explain it to me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@SolomonZelman

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