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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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

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

From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri




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