A curve shaped like an arch.
The distances of any point on a hyperbola from ...
... a fixed point (the focus), and ...
... a fixed straight line (the directrix) ...
... are always in the same ratio.
It is one of the "Conic Sections"
The distances of any point on a hyperbola from ...
... a fixed point (the focus), and ...
... a fixed straight line (the directrix) ...
... are always in the same ratio.
It is one of the "Conic Sections"
