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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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

From Textbooks Sep. 23, 2020

Sometimes the equation for a hyperbola needs to be first placed in standard form before we graph it.

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

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Since the y2 - term is positive, the hyperbola opens up and down.

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The circle has one focus at the centre, an ellipse or hyperbola two foci equidistant from the centre.

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




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