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A hyperbola centered at the origin has vertices at 
(0,+-sqrt21) and foci at 
(0,+-sqrt34).
Write the equation of this hyperbola.

A hyperbola centered at the origin has vertices at (0,±21) (0, \pm \sqrt{21}) and foci at (0,±34) (0, \pm \sqrt{34}) .\newlineWrite the equation of this hyperbola.

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Q. A hyperbola centered at the origin has vertices at (0,±21) (0, \pm \sqrt{21}) and foci at (0,±34) (0, \pm \sqrt{34}) .\newlineWrite the equation of this hyperbola.
  1. Identify standard form: Identify the standard form of the equation for a hyperbola centered at the origin with a vertical transverse axis.\newlineStandard form of equation for a hyperbola with vertical transverse axis: \newline(yk)2/a2(xh)2/b2=1(y-k)^2/a^2 - (x-h)^2/b^2 = 1 where (h,k)(h, k) is the center of the hyperbola.
  2. Determine center coordinates: Determine the values of hh and kk for the center of the hyperbola. Since the hyperbola is centered at the origin, h=0h = 0 and k=0k = 0.
  3. Find semi-major axis: Find the value of the semi-major axis aa. The vertices are at (0,±21)(0, \pm\sqrt{21}), so the distance from the center to a vertex is a=21a = \sqrt{21}.
  4. Find semi-minor axis: Find the value of the semi-minor axis bb. The relationship between the semi-major axis aa, the semi-minor axis bb, and the distance to the foci cc for a hyperbola is c2=a2+b2c^2 = a^2 + b^2. The foci are at (0,±34)(0, \pm\sqrt{34}), so c=34c = \sqrt{34}.
  5. Calculate bb using c2=a2+b2c^2 = a^2 + b^2: Calculate the value of bb using the relationship c2=a2+b2c^2 = a^2 + b^2.
    c2=(34)2c^2 = (\sqrt{34})^2
    c2=34c^2 = 34
    a2=(21)2a^2 = (\sqrt{21})^2
    a2=21a^2 = 21
    Substitute a2a^2 and c2c^2 into the relationship to find c2=a2+b2c^2 = a^2 + b^200.
    c2=a2+b2c^2 = a^2 + b^211
    c2=a2+b2c^2 = a^2 + b^222
    c2=a2+b2c^2 = a^2 + b^233
  6. Write equation in standard form: Write the equation of the hyperbola in standard form after substituting the values of hh, kk, aa, and bb. Substitute h=0h = 0, k=0k = 0, a2=21a^2 = 21, and b2=13b^2 = 13 into (yk)2a2(xh)2b2=1\frac{(y-k)^2}{a^2} - \frac{(x-h)^2}{b^2} = 1. (y0)221(x0)213=1\frac{(y - 0)^2}{21} - \frac{(x - 0)^2}{13} = 1 kk00

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