Question

which expression gives the length of the transverse axis of the hyperbola shown below?

2(a+b)
a-b
a+b
2(a-b)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

@jdoe0001

Answer 3

well...
the traverse axis means, the line from vertex to vertex
thus

Answer 4

if we were to slide the point intersecting "a" and "b", over the curve, it'd end up; like