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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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If eccentricity is greater than 1, it is a hyperbola.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

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

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

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

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

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

This reasoning shows at the same time how to construct the axis of an ellipse or of an hyperbola.

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




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