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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

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

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

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Lines being some positive and some negative, there must be negative rectangles and negative squares, such as those of the exterior diameters of a hyperbola.

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


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