The latus-rectum of the hyperbola 16x2 – 9y2 = 144 is

Given: 16x2 – 9y2 = 144


To find: length of latus-rectum of hyperbola.


16x2 – 9y2 = 144





Formula used:


For hyperbola


Length of latus rectum is


Here, a = 3 and b = 4


Length of latus rectum,




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