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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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The rectangle and asymptotes are not part of the hyperbola, but they help us graph the hyperbola.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

In your own words, define a hyperbola and write the equation of a hyperbola centered at the origin in standard form.

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There are also four options when we consider a circle and a hyperbola.

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We will see that the equation of a hyperbola looks the same as the equation of an ellipse, except it is a difference rather than a sum.

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The axis which contains the foci is called the principal axis; in case of an hyperbola it is the axis which cuts the curve, because the foci lie within the conic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various