Graphing hyperbolas worksheet
Which fraction comes first decides which way a hyperbola opens, and the two numbers underneath give the slopes of the lines it runs alongside. Draw those lines first and the branches have somewhere to go.
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How to do these
Graph
- The x term is first, so it opens left and right.
- The center is at (-1, 2), with vertices 3 either side.
- The asymptotes run out from the center with slopes of plus and minus two thirds.
The answer is Center , opens left and right.
Where students go wrong
Opening it the wrong way. It opens towards whichever variable is positive, not towards the larger number. The other slip is drawing the branches without the asymptotes, which is what makes the shape come out right.
Also called plotting hyperbolas, hyperbola graphs or asymptotes of a hyperbola.