hyperbola

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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

The two points where the transverse axis intersects the hyperbola are each a vertex of the hyperbola.

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

One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah