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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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The midpoint of the segment joining the foci is called the center of the hyperbola.

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The lines containing the diagonals of this rectangle are the asymptotes of the hyperbola.

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We define a hyperbola as all points in a plane where the difference of their distances from two fixed points is constant.

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So, the equation of a hyperbola centered at the origin in standard form is:

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A body moving in a parabola or hyperbola would recede indefinitely from its centre of motion and never return to it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various


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