(1)由16x 2-9y 2=144得
x 2
9 -
y 2
16 =1,
∴a=3,b=4,c=5.焦点坐标F 1(-5,0),F 2(5,0),离心率e=
5
3 ,渐近线方程为y=±
4
3 x.
(2)||PF 1|-|PF 2||=6,
cos∠F 1PF 2=
|P F 1 | 2 +|P F 2 | 2 -| F 1 F 2 | 2
2|P F 1 ||P F 2 |
=
(|P F 1 |-|P F 2 |) 2 +2|P F 1 ||P F 2 |-| F 1 F 2 | 2
2|P F 1 ||P F 2 | =
36+64-100
64 =0.
∴∠F 1PF 2=90°.