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Precalculus

Course: Precalculus > Unit 5

Lesson 5: Foci of a hyperbola
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Precalculus
Conic sections
Foci of a hyperbola
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Foci of a hyperbola from equation

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Problem

Plot the foci of the hyperbola represented by the equation start fraction, y, squared, divided by, 16, end fraction, minus, start fraction, x, squared, divided by, 9, end fraction, equals, 1.
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