x2/a2 + y2/(a2-c2) =1 from √[(x+c)2+y2]-√[(x-c)2+y2]=+-2a

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I need help deriving x2/a2 + y2/(a2-c2) =1 from √[(x+c)2+y2]-√[(x-c)2+y2]=+-2a

It's a hyperbola equation by the way 

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