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.

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There are four conics—the circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola.

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.

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There are also four options when we consider a circle and a hyperbola.

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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