okay there was about a minutes left before the bell rang and our teacher decided to give us homework on a section we had not even covered yet...can someone please offer me a little help here...she said we needed to set up a table for x and y and graph them...from what i can tell its the graph is going to come out a hyperbola...but that is about all i know LoL...any help would be GREATLY appreciated...

2. Originally Posted by hc0company
okay there was about a minutes left before the bell rang and our teacher decided to give us homework on a section we had not even covered yet...can someone please offer me a little help here...she said we needed to set up a table for x and y and graph them...from what i can tell its the graph is going to come out a hyperbola...but that is about all i know LoL...any help would be GREATLY appreciated...

Solve each equation for y.

Assign x some arbitrary values ( pos. and neg) and see what the corresponging y is. Plot the points on the coordinate plane.

How much do you know about hyperbolas? How much do you need to know about hyperbolas?

Here are the equations in standard hyperbola form:

$\frac{x^2}{16}-\frac{y^2}{9}=1$

$\frac{x^2}{25}-\frac{y^2}{4}=1$

See here: Hyperbolas

3. Originally Posted by masters
Solve each equation for y.

Assign x some arbitrary values ( pos. and neg) and see what the corresponging y is. Plot the points on the coordinate plane.

How much do you know about hyperbolas? How much do you need to know about hyperbolas?

Here are the equations in standard hyperbola form:

$\frac{x^2}{16}-\frac{y^2}{9}=1$

$\frac{x^2}{25}-\frac{y^2}{4}=1$

See here: Hyperbolas
ehh...i know a little about hyperbolas...enough to get me through LoL...anyways...i see it says ur from SW VA...i go 2 Gate City High...small world eh?

4. Originally Posted by hc0company
ehh...i know a little about hyperbolas...enough to get me through LoL...anyways...i see it says ur from SW VA...i go 2 Gate City High...small world eh?
I teach at Lee High.

5. Originally Posted by masters
I teach at Lee High.
thats cool...anyways...thanks for the help...