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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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The lines containing the diagonals of this rectangle are the asymptotes of the hyperbola.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

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

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

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

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

The surface is thus generated by a variable hyperbola moving parallel to itself along the parabolas as directrices.

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


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