hyperbola

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There are four conics—the circle, parabola, ellipse, and 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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In your own words, define a hyperbola and write the equation of a hyperbola centered at the origin in standard form.

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Since the x2 - term is positive, the hyperbola opens left and right.

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The epithets hyperbolic and parabolic are of course derived from the conic hyperbola and parabola respectively.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various