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

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The two points where the transverse axis intersects the hyperbola are each a vertex of the hyperbola.

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

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Their under surfaces were of many different designs, and were of as many shapes as it is conceivable could be made of combinations of the circle and hyperbola.

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