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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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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 midpoint of the segment joining the foci is called the center of the hyperbola.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

The a, b values in the equation also help us find the asymptotes of the hyperbola.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

We define a hyperbola as all points in a plane where the difference of their distances from two fixed points is constant.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

Then any point of the ellipse is equidistant from the focus B and one circle, and any point of the hyperbola from the focus B and the other circle.

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




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