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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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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

So, the equation of a hyperbola centered at the origin in standard form is:

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Since the y2 - term is positive, the hyperbola opens up and down.

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Its orbit is a hyperbola, and when discovered it was already rapidly leaving the inner solar system.

From Textbooks Oct. 13, 2016

Hence— Any two conjugate diameters of an hyperbola are harmonic conjugates with regard to the asymptotes.

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




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