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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

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

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

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

In your own words, define a hyperbola and write the equation of a hyperbola centered at the origin in standard form.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

If the chord is changed into a tangent, this gives— The segment between the asymptotes on any tangent to an hyperbola is bisected by the point of contact.

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




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