hyperbola

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There are four conics—the circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola.

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

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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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In the hyperbola on the other hand d1 − d2 is constant, equal to the distance between the directrices, therefore in this case r1 − r2 is constant.

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