The center of the hyperbola is the midpoint between the vertices, which is (-2,6).
The distance between the center and each vertex is 3, so the distance between the center and each focus is c = 7.
The distance between each vertex and focus is a = 4.
The equation of the hyperbola with center (h,k) is:
(x - h)^2 / a^2 - (y - k)^2 / b^2 = 1
where b^2 = c^2 - a^2.
Plugging in the values we have:
- Center: (h,k) = (-2,6)
- a = 4
- c = 7
- b^2 = c^2 - a^2 = 49 - 16 = 33
So the equation of the hyperbola is:
(x + 2)^2 / 16 - (y - 6)^2 / 33 = 1