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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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The foci must lie on the transverse axis and be in the interior of the 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

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

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

The circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola are all formed by the intersection of a plane with a cone.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

In the hyperbola on the other hand d1 − d2 is constant, equal to the distance between the directrices, therefore in this case r1 − r2 is constant.

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




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