GRAPH HYPERBOLA CENTER FOCI AND ASYMPTOTES WORKSHEET

Graph the hyperbola and identify the center, vertices, slopes of asymptotes and foci.

Problem 1 :

y29-x216=1

Solution

Problem 2 :

4x2 - y2 = 16

Solution

Problem 3 :

4(x - 1)2 - 9(y + 2)2 = 36

Solution

Problem 4 :

(y+1)225-(x-2)29=1

Solution

Problem 5 :

(y+2)225-(x-3)216=1

Solution

Problem 6 :

(x-2)225-(y+3)216=1

Solution

Answer Key

1)

hyperbola-q1

a = 3, b = 4

symmetric about y-axis

Center: (0, 0)

Vertices: (0, ±3)

Foci: (0, ±5)

Asymptotes:

The equations of the asymptotes are y=±abxy=±34

2) 

x24-y216=1
hyperbola-q2.png

a = 2, b = 4

symmetric about x-axis.

Center: (0, 0)

Vertices: (±2, 0)

Foci:(±2√5, 0)

Asymptotes:

The equations of the asymptotes are y=±baxy=±42

3) 

(x-1)29-(y+2)24=1Let X=x-1 and Y=y+2X29-Y24=1
hyperbola-q3.png

a = 3, b = 2

symmetric about x-axis.

Center: (1, -2).

Vertices:  (4, -2) and (-2, -2).

Foci: (1 ± √13, -2)

Asymptotes:

The equations of the asymptotes are y=±baxy=±23

5) 

(y+1)225-(x-2)29=1Let X=x-2 and Y=y+1Y225-X29=1
hyperbola-q4.png

a = 5, b = 3

symmetric about y-axis.

Center: (2, -1).

Vertices: (2, 4) and (2, -6).

Foci: (2, -1 ± √34)

Asymptotes:

The equations of the asymptotes are y=±abxy=±53

5)

(y+2)225-(x-3)216=1Let X=x-3 and Y=y+2Y225-X216=1
hyperbola-q5.png

a = 5, b = 4

symmetric about y-axis.

Center: (3, -2).

Vertices: (3, 3) and (3, -7).

Foci: (3, -2 ± √41)

Asymptotes:

The equations of the asymptotes are y=±abxy=±54

6)

(x-2)225-(y+3)216=1Let X=x-2 and Y=y+3X225-Y216=1
hyperbola-q6.png

a = 5, b = 4

symmetric about x-axis.

Center: (2, -3).

Vertices:(7, -3) and (-3, -3).

Foci: (2, ± √41, -3)

Asymptotes:

The equations of the asymptotes are y=±baxy=±45

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