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A student substitutes the coordinates of the point
(
3
,
2
)
(3,2)
(
3
,
2
)
into the equation of the hyperbola
x
2
25
−
y
2
9
=
1
\dfrac{x^{2}}{25}-\dfrac{y^{2}}{9}=1
25
x
2
−
9
y
2
=
1
and obtains
9
25
−
4
9
=
−
11
225
\frac{9}{25}-\frac{4}{9}=-\frac{11}{225}
25
9
−
9
4
=
−
225
11
. Explain why this result shows that the point
(
3
,
2
)
(3,2)
(
3
,
2
)
does not lie on the hyperbola.
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