hyperbola

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

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

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

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

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

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