Q. What is the center of the hyperbola 4x2−y2−16=0?(_,_)
Rewrite Equation: Rewrite the equation to isolate the constant term on one side.Move the constant term to the right side of the equation.4x2−y2−16=0 becomes 4x2−y2=16.
Convert to Standard Form: Convert the equation into the standard form of a hyperbola.Divide both sides of the equation by 16 to get 4x2−16y2=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−y2/16=1, we can see that h=0 and k=0, so the center is at (0,0).
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