hyperbola

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The foci must lie on the transverse axis and be in the interior of the hyperbola.

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

From Textbooks • May 6, 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

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