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The vertices are a units from the center, and the foci are c units from the center, with ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=f3537f7183464a00f701c99bd6a33a0b.png\")
.If the center is at the origin (0, 0), then the hyperbola equations are :
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The hyperbola equation is : ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=b0a3f09bc495c16523c00a8182698872.png\")
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Rewrite the equation as : ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=d02e8ceb3d7363b3e38d8043fc0df612.png\")
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Compare the above equation with .
a = 5 and b = 3.
\Option "(c)" is the correct choice.
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Option "(c)" is the correct choice.