hyperbola

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

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

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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 epithets hyperbolic and parabolic are of course derived from the conic hyperbola and parabola respectively.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various