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The given equation ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=4b11ae95cc254b8d77ae0bf6fb259201.png\")
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(Add 16 to each side)
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(Simplify)
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(Divide each side by 16)
![\"graph](\"/userfiles/image/Library/Algebra%202/graph%20of%20hyperbola_Pa599_p1.gif\")
The graph of the equation is an hyperbola. ![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The graph of the equation is an hyperbola.
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