hyperbola
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A hyperbola is all points in a plane where the difference of their distances from two fixed points is constant.
From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020
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.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
While the equations of an ellipse and a hyperbola are very similar, their graphs are very different.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
Its orbit is a hyperbola, and when discovered it was already rapidly leaving the inner solar system.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
If the plane tips the slightest amount more, the section becomes an hyperbola.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
Vocabulary lists containing hyperbola
The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Geometry - High School
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Geometry (Base List)
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