How do you graph # (y+1)^2/36 - (x+5)^2/9 =1#?
Form is a Vertical Transverse axis hyperbola:
Since the larger number in the denominator is over the
Create dashed lines that connect the corners (asymptotes) and extend past the corners. The equations of the asymptotes are:
Let the vertices be at
The hyperbola has two branches. Each branch goes through one vertex and stays inside the asymptotes.