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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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Each piece of the graph is called a branch of the hyperbola.

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Each of the fixed points is called a focus of the hyperbola.

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The a, b values in the equation also help us find the asymptotes of the 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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For the asymptotes as axes of co-ordinates the equation of the hyperbola is xy = const.

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




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