Comets or other objects that pass by Earth or the Sun only once and never return may

Chapter 10, Problem 3

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Comets or other objects that pass by Earth or the Sun only once and never return may follow hyperbolic paths. Suppose a comets path can be modeled by a branch of the hyperbola with equation y2 _ 225 - x_ 2 400 = 1. Find the coordinates of the vertices and foci and the equations of the asymptotes for the hyperbola. Then graph the hyperbola.

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