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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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If eccentricity is greater than 1, it is a hyperbola.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

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

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

The two points where the transverse axis intersects the hyperbola are each a vertex 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

Let CC be the other foci of the ellipse and the hyperbola.

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