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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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The foci must lie on the transverse axis and be in the interior of the hyperbola.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

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

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

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

The rectangle and asymptotes are not part of the hyperbola, but they help us graph the hyperbola.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

The first may also be enunciated thus— The lines which join any point on an ellipse or an hyperbola to the ends of a diameter are parallel to two conjugate diameters.

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




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