hyperbola

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

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

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

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

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Then any point of the ellipse is equidistant from the focus B and one circle, and any point of the hyperbola from the focus B and the other circle.

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