hyperbola

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There are four conics—the circle, parabola, ellipse, and 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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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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The two points where the transverse axis intersects the hyperbola are each a vertex of the hyperbola.

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If we take instead of P the centre C of an hyperbola, then the conjugate lines become conjugate diameters, and the tangents asymptotes.

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