engineering mathematics MCQ #319

The length of the transverse axis of the hyperbola 9x² - 16y² = 144 is

engineering mathematics MCQ #319

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The length of the transverse axis of the hyperbola 9x² - 16y² = 144 is

    • A) 8
    • B) 6
    • C) 4
    • D) 10

    Answer: 8

    Explanation: First, convert the equation to standard form: x² / 16 - y² / 9 = 1. Then, the length of the transverse axis is 2a = 2 * 4 = 8.