Answer:
The width the asymptote rectangle is 8 units
The height the asymptote rectangle is 4 units
Explanation:
* Lets explain how to solve this problem
- The equation of the hyperbola is x² - 4y² - 2x + 16y - 31 = 0
- The standard form of the equation of hyperbola is
(x - h)²/a² - (y - k)²/b² = 1 where a > b
- The length of the transverse axis is 2a (the width of the rectangle)
- The length of the conjugate axis is 2b (the height of the rectangle)
- So lets collect x in a bracket and make it a completing square and
also collect y in a bracket and make it a completing square
∵ x² - 4y² - 2x - 15 = 0
∴ (x² - 2x) + (-4y²) - 15 = 0
- Take from the second bracket -4 as a common factor
∴ (x² - 2x) + -4(y²) - 15 = 0
∴ (x² - 2x) - 4(y²) - 15 = 0
- Lets make (x² - 2x) completing square
∵ √x² = x
∴ The 1st term in the bracket is x
∵ 2x ÷ 2 = x
∴ The product of the 1st term and the 2nd term is x
∵ The 1st term is x
∴ the second term = x ÷ x = 1
∴ The bracket is (x - 1)²
∵ (x - 1)² = (x² - 2x + 1)
∴ To complete the square add 1 to the bracket and subtract 1 out
the bracket to keep the equation as it
∴ (x² - 2x + 1) - 1 = (x - 1)² - 1
- Lets put the equation after making the completing square
∴ (x - 1)² - 1 - 4(y²) - 15 = 0 ⇒ simplify
∴ (x - 1)² - 4(y)² - 16 = 0 ⇒ add the two side by 16
∴ (x - 1)² - 4(y)² = 16 ⇒ divide both sides by 16
∴ (x - 1)²/16 - y²/4 = 1
∴ (x - 1)²/16 - y²/4 = 1
∴ The standard form of the equation of the hyperbola is
(x - 1)²/16 - y²/4 = 1
∵ The standard form of the equation of hyperbola is
(x - h)²/a² - (y - k)²/b² = 1
∴ a² = 16 and b² = 4
∴ a = 4 , b = 2
∵ The width the asymptote rectangle is 2a
∴ The width the asymptote rectangle = 2 × 4 = 8 units
∵ The height the asymptote rectangle is 2b
∴ The height the asymptote rectangle = 2 × 2 = 4 units