Problem

Find the expanded form of the hyperbola with the following properties: center at (4, -3), vertices (4, 1) and (4, -7), and foci at (4, 2) and (4, -8).

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Step 4: Expand the equation to get its expanded form. The expanded form is y2/9+2y/3+1x2/16+x/21=1.

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Step 1 :Step 1: Calculate the values of a and c. The distance from the center to a vertex is a, and the distance from the center to a focus is c. Using the distance formula, we find that a=(44)2+(13)2=4 and c=(44)2+(23)2=5.

Step 2 :Step 2: Use the relationship c2=a2+b2 to solve for b. Substituting the values we found for a and c, we get b=c2a2=5242=3.

Step 3 :Step 3: Write the standard form of the equation for a vertical hyperbola centered at (h, k) with a horizontal axis of length 2a and a vertical axis of length 2b: (yk)2/b2(xh)2/a2=1. Substituting the values we found for h (4), k (-3), a (4), and b (3), we get (y+3)2/32(x4)2/42=1.

Step 4 :Step 4: Expand the equation to get its expanded form. The expanded form is y2/9+2y/3+1x2/16+x/21=1.

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