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.

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There are also four options when we consider a circle and a hyperbola.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

In your own words, define a hyperbola and write the equation of a hyperbola centered at the origin in standard form.

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

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If the chord is changed into a tangent, this gives— The segment between the asymptotes on any tangent to an hyperbola is bisected by the point of contact.

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