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RKOwens4
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Homework Statement
"Find the equation of the hyperboloid of one sheet passing through the points (+-2, 0, 0), (0, +-4, 0) and (+-4, 0, 7), (0, +-8, 7)."
(What I mean by "+-" is the plus sign with the minus sign below it, read "plus or minus".)
Homework Equations
Equation for a hyperboloid of one sheet: (x/a)^2 + (y/b)^2 - (z/c)^2 = 1.
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm able to get the first part of the equation figured out easily. I get (x/2)^2 + (y/4)^2 - (z/?)^2 = 1. But I can't figure out what to put for the denominator in the z part. I thought maybe square root of 7, but that's wrong. I also tried 7, but that's incorrect. I know this is a really minor thing to be posting a whole thread about, but I can't figure it out and if anyone could help, it'd be appreciated.