hyperbola

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

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While the equations of an ellipse and a hyperbola are very similar, their graphs are very different.

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In your own words, define a hyperbola and write the equation of a hyperbola centered at the origin in standard form.

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

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Similarly, in an hyperbola a vertex is nearer 704 to the directrix than to the focus.

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