Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 11 - Section 11.3 - Hyperbolas - 11.3 Exercises - Page 806: 47

Answer

$\frac{y^2}{8}-x^2=1$

Work Step by Step

Foci: $(0,±c)=(0,±3)$ $c=3$ $c^2=a^2+b^2$ $a^2+b^2=9$ Use the point $(1,4)$: Hyperbola with vertical transverse axis: $\frac{y^2}{a^2}-\frac{x^2}{b^2}=1$ $\frac{4^2}{a^2}-\frac{1^2}{b^2}=1$ $\frac{16}{a^2}-\frac{1}{b^2}=1$ $\frac{16}{a^2}=\frac{1}{b^2}+1=\frac{1+b^2}{b^2}$ $\frac{a^2}{16}=\frac{b^2}{1+b^2}$ $a^2=\frac{16b^2}{b^2+1}$ $a^2+b^2=\frac{16b^2}{b^2+1}+b^2$ $9=\frac{16b^2}{b^2+1}+b^2~~$ (Multiply both sides by $b^2+1$) $9b^2+9=16b^2+b^4+b^2$ $0=b^4+8b^2-9$ $0=(b^2-1)(b^2+9)$ $b^2-1=0$ $b^2=1$ $b^2+9=0$ has no real solution. $a^2+b^2=9$ $a^2=9-1=8$ Finally: $\frac{y^2}{8}-\frac{x^2}{1}=1$ $\frac{y^2}{8}-x^2=1$
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