- mathematics,
a hyperbola (/haɪˈpɜːrbələ/ ; pl.
hyperbolas or
hyperbolae /-liː/ ; adj.
hyperbolic /ˌhaɪpərˈbɒlɪk/ ) is
a type
of smooth curve lying in
a plane...
- unit
hyperbola requires the
conjugate hyperbola y 2 − x 2 = 1 {\displaystyle y^{2}-x^{2}=1} to
complement it in the plane. This pair
of hyperbolas share...
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transverse axis of a hyperbola coincides with the
major axis. In
a hyperbola,
a conjugate axis or
minor axis of length 2b{\displaystyle 2b}...
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ellipsoid containing point V are the
lines of a circular cone,
whose axis of rotation is the
tangent line
of the
hyperbola at V. If one
allows the
center V to...
- parallel,
a single line (either two
coinciding lines or the
union of a line and the line at infinity),
a single point (in fact, two
complex conjugate lines)...
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section are the
hyperbola, the parabola, and the ellipse; the
circle is
a special case
of the ellipse,
though it was
sometimes called as
a fourth type. The...
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parabola subtends a right angle. The
transverse axis of a hyperbola is
perpendicular to the
conjugate axis and to each directrix. The
product of the perpendicular...
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Given a hyperbola with
asymptote A, its
reflection in
A produces the
conjugate hyperbola. Any
diameter of the
original hyperbola is
reflected to
a conjugate...
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ellipse at the
endpoint of one
diameter is
parallel to the
conjugate diameter. The
longest diameter is
called the
major axis. The word "diameter" is derived...
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complex conjugate. An
elliptic paraboloid is
shaped like an oval cup and has
a maximum or
minimum point when its
axis is vertical. In
a suitable coordinate...