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The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is 16 and its eccentricity is . Its equation is

Equation of Hyperbola is


Foci = (±ae, 0)


Distance between foci = 2ae = 16 (Given)




b2 = a2 (e2 - 1)



Hence equation is .

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