Hyperbola and Rational Function

Algebra Level pending

If a horizontal hyperbola A A with center ( a , b ) (a,b) has an asymptote y = 2 3 x 4 3 y=-\dfrac{2}{3}x-\dfrac{4}{3} and the other asymptote of A A is the same as the oblique asymptote of g ( x ) = 2 x 2 + 6 b x + 25 3 a x + 3 b g(x)=\dfrac{2x^2+6bx+25}{3ax+3b} , determine the value of 5 a + 4 b 5a+4b .


The answer is -3.

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1 solution

Yashas Ravi
Oct 18, 2019

We can write A A in the form ( x a ) 2 9 \frac{(x-a)^2}{9} - ( y b ) 2 4 \frac{(y-b)^2}{4} = 1 =1 since it is Horizontal and the slope of one of its asymptotes is 2 3 -\frac{2}{3} . This means that the slope of the other asymptote is 2 3 \frac{2}{3} . Because A A is moved to the point ( a , b ) (a,b) , we can apply the same transformation to the asymptotes, meaning the defined asymptote is 3 y = 2 x + ( 3 b + 2 a ) 3y=-2x+(3b+2a) and the other one is 3 y = 2 x + ( 3 b 2 a ) 3y=2x+(3b-2a) .

We can perform Polynomial Division on g ( x ) g(x) to get the quotient, or the oblique asymptote, as y = y= 2 3 a \frac{2}{3a} x x + 6 a 2 b 2 a b 3 a 3 \frac{6a^2b-2ab}{3a^3} . There is no cross point since the remainder has to be a nonzero constant. Since the slope is 2 3 \frac{2}{3} , a = 1 a=1 and the y y -intercepts have to be the same. As a result, 3 b 2 3 \frac{3b-2}{3} = = 4 b 3 \frac{4b}{3} and b = 2 b=-2 . As a result, 5 a + 4 b = 5 ( 1 ) + 4 ( 2 ) = 3 5a+4b=5(1)+4(-2)=-3 which is the final answer.

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