Q. What is the center of the hyperbola 9x2−y2−81=0?(_,_)
Write Equation: Write down the given equation of the hyperbola.The given equation is 9x2−y2−81=0.
Move Constant: Move the constant term to the right side of the equation.9x2−y2=81
Divide by 81: Divide both sides of the equation by 81 to get the equation in standard form.(9x2)/81−(y2)/81=81/81Simplify the equation to get:x2/9−y2/81=1
Simplify Equation: Identify the center of the hyperbola.The standard form of the equation of a hyperbola is (x−h)2/a2−(y−k)2/b2=1 for a horizontal hyperbola, or (y−k)2/a2−(x−h)2/b2=1 for a vertical hyperbola, where (h,k) is the center of the hyperbola.In our equation x2/9−y2/81=1, we can see that it matches the form (x−h)2/a2−(y−k)2/b2=1 with h=0 and k=0.Therefore, the center of the hyperbola is at (0,0).
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