Hyperbolas: parts, equations and graphs
Grade 11 Math Worksheet
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Esme draws a hyperbola on a map as x²/4 − y²/25 = 1. Which lines are its asymptotes?
- y = ±(25/4)x
- y = ±(2/5)x
- y = ±(5/2)x
- y = ±(4/25)x
Jun traces a lamp's light on a wall as the hyperbola y²/25 − x²/9 = 1. Which lines are its asymptotes?
- y = ±(3/5)x
- y = ±(5/3)x
- y = ±(9/25)x
- y = ±(25/9)x
Luz draws the hyperbola x²/49 − y²/36 = 1 on graph paper. Which lines are its asymptotes?
- y = ±(36/49)x
- y = ±(49/36)x
- y = ±(6/7)x
- y = ±(7/6)x
Milo draws the hyperbola y²/100 − x²/9 = 1 on graph paper. Which lines are its asymptotes?
- y = ±(3/10)x
- y = ±(9/100)x
- y = ±(10/3)x
- y = ±(100/9)x
Noah marks two signal towers on a map at the foci of (x − 1)²/4 − (y + 2)²/5 = 1. Where are the foci?
- (-2, -2) and (4, -2)
- (0, -2) and (2, -2)
- (1, -5) and (1, 1)
- (-4, 2) and (2, 2)
Ren traces a lamp's light on a wall as (y − 3)²/7 − (x + 1)²/9 = 1. Where are its foci?
- (1, -7) and (1, 1)
- (-1, -1) and (-1, 7)
- (-5, 3) and (3, 3)
- (-1, 3 − √2) and (-1, 3 + √2)
Tala draws the hyperbola (x + 2)²/20 − (y − 1)²/16 = 1 on graph paper. Where are its foci?
- (-2, -5) and (-2, 7)
- (-4, 1) and (0, 1)
- (-8, 1) and (4, 1)
- (-4, -1) and (8, -1)
Zee draws the hyperbola (y + 4)²/16 − (x − 3)²/9 = 1 on graph paper. Where are its foci?
- (3, -4 − √7) and (3, -4 + √7)
- (-2, -4) and (8, -4)
- (-3, -1) and (-3, 9)
- (3, -9) and (3, 1)
Esme draws the hyperbola (x − 2)²/9 − (y + 1)²/4 = 1 on graph paper. Where is its right-hand vertex?
Milo draws the hyperbola (y + 5)²/81 − (x − 3)²/4 = 1 on graph paper. Where is its upper vertex?