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Find the vertices of the hyperbola from part (a).

 

-4x^2 + y^2 - 2y = -3y^2 + 8x + 9y + 15

 Feb 19, 2025
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Simplify  as

 

4y^2  -11y    - 4x^2  -8x    =  15         complete the square on x, y

 

4 (y^2 - (11/4)y  + 121/64)  -  4(x^2 + 2x + 1)  =  15  + 121/64 - 4   

 

4( y - 11/8)^2  -  4(x + 1)^2  =  297/16

 

(y -11/8)^2   -    ( x + 1)^2 =  1

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  297/64            297/64

 

Vertices =  (-1, 11/8  +/- sqrt (297) / 8 )

 

cool cool cool

 Feb 21, 2025

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