hyperbola

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Sometimes the equation for a hyperbola needs to be first placed in standard form before we graph it.

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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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The a, b values in the equation also help us find the asymptotes of the hyperbola.

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

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Hence also— From the centre of an hyperbola two tangents can be drawn to the curve which have their point of contact at infinity.

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