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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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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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The lines containing the diagonals of this rectangle are the asymptotes of the hyperbola.

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

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A body moving in a parabola or hyperbola would recede indefinitely from its centre of motion and never return to it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various




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