Section3 10
Section3 10
Section3 10
Example 3.10.1
Sketch the hyperbola with equation
Note that the sign of the first term is negative. So we choose new
coordinates X = y − 5 and Y = x + 2. This gives us the standard form
equation
X2 Y2
− = 1,
32 42
with a = 3 and b = 4.
The eccentricity is
r r r
b2 16 25 5
e= 1+ 2 = 1+ = = .
a 9 9 3
X Y
The asymptotes are a ± b = 0, i.e.
y −5 x +2
+ = 0 and
3 4
y −5 x +2
− =0
3 4
The first one simplifies to 3x + 4y − 14 = 0, while the second simplifies
to 3x − 4y + 26 = 0.
√
We compute the axis intercepts: (0, 5 + 245 ) ≈ (0, 8.35),
√
(0, 5 − 245 ) ≈ (0, 1.65), ( 10 22
3 , 0) ≈ (3.33, 0) and (− 3 , 0) ≈ (−7.33, 0).
√
45
• − 5+ 2
(−2, 8)
• − 5−
√
45
2
(−2, 2)
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x
− 22
3
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