hyperbola

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While the equations of an ellipse and a hyperbola are very similar, their graphs are very different.

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The rectangle and asymptotes are not part of the hyperbola, but they help us graph the hyperbola.

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There are four conics—the circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola.

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

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If we take instead of P the centre C of an hyperbola, then the conjugate lines become conjugate diameters, and the tangents asymptotes.

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