hyperbola
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Each of the fixed points is called a focus of the hyperbola.
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We define a hyperbola as all points in a plane where the difference of their distances from two fixed points is constant.
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Since the y2 - term is positive, the hyperbola opens up and down.
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The lines containing the diagonals of this rectangle are the asymptotes of the hyperbola.
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A body moving in a parabola or hyperbola would recede indefinitely from its centre of motion and never return to it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
Vocabulary lists containing hyperbola
The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Geometry - High School
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