Q. What is the center of the hyperbola 16x2−y2=64?(_,_)
Write Equation: Write the given equation of the hyperbola.The given equation is 16x2−y2=64.
Rearrange Equation: Rearrange the equation to resemble the standard form of a hyperbola.To do this, we need to isolate the terms with x and y on one side and move the constant to the other side. We have:16x2−y2−64=0Adding 64 to both sides gives us:16x2−y2=64
Divide Equation: Divide the equation by 64 to get the standard form of the hyperbola.Dividing each term by 64, we get:6416x2−64y2=6464Simplifying this, we have:x2/4−y2/64=1
Identify Center: Identify the center of the hyperbola.The standard form of a hyperbola is (x−h)2/a2−(y−k)2/b2=1, where (h,k) is the center of the hyperbola. In our equation x2/4−y2/64=1, we can see that h=0 and k=0, since there are no terms to shift the hyperbola left/right or up/down.Therefore, the center of the hyperbola is (0,0).
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