Find the Center, Foci, and Asymptotes of the Hyperbola $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 225 } - \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 400 } = 1$

question 9

Multiple Choice

Find the center, foci, and asymptotes of the hyperbola.
- $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 225 } - \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 400 } = 1$

• A) C: \(( 0,0 ) ; \mathrm { F } : ( - 25,0 ) , ( 25,0 ) ; \mathrm { A } : \mathrm { y } = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \mathrm { x } , \mathrm { y } = - \frac { 4 } { 3 } \mathrm { x }\)
• B) C: \(( 0,0 ) ; \mathrm { F } : ( 0 , - 20 ) , ( 0,20 ) ; \mathrm { A } : \mathrm { y } = \frac { 3 } { 4 } \mathrm { x } , \mathrm { y } = - \frac { 3 } { 4 } \mathrm { x }\)
• C) C: \(( 0,0 ) ; \mathrm { F } : ( - 25,0 ) , ( 25,0 ) ; \mathrm { A } : \mathrm { y } = \frac { 3 } { 4 } \mathrm { x } , \mathrm { y } = - \frac { 3 } { 4 } \mathrm { x }\)
• D) C: \(( 0,0 ) ; F : ( 0 , - 20 ) , ( 0,20 ) ; A : y = \frac { 4 } { 3 } x , y = - x\)

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