Conic Sections: Hyperbolas

think icon Think & Click: Asymptotes of a Hyperbola

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What are the asymptotes of the hyperbola centered at the origin with vertices (4, 0) and (-4, 0) and co-vertices at (0, 7) and (0, -7)?
 
y equals plus or minus seven-fourths x
 
What are the asymptotes of the hyperbola centered at the origin with vertices (0, 6) and (0, -6) and foci at (0, 10) and (0, -10)?
 
y equals plus or minus three-fourths x