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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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Each piece of the graph is called a branch of the hyperbola.

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

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

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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