hyperbola
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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
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
We will see that the equation of a hyperbola looks the same as the equation of an ellipse, except it is a difference rather than a sum.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
The rectangle and asymptotes are not part of the hyperbola, but they help us graph the hyperbola.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
The nature of the two kinds of branches is best understood by considering them as projections, in the same way as we in effect consider the hyperbola and the parabola as projections of the ellipse.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Geometry - High School
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