hyperbola

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Hyperbola
4th Block
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What is a hyperbola?

• A group of points on a plane, equal distances
  from two specific points.

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Hyperbola Equations

• Standard Form for a hyperbola
• Horizontal axis
• Vertical axis
• General Equation for Conics
• Hyperbola A and C have unlike signs

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Components of a hyperbola
asymptote
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Hyperbolas in Real Life

• Focus lenses
• Hour glasses
• Architecture
• Water ripples
• And of course roller coasters!!!

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Resources

• Weisstein, Eric W.. "Hyperbola." Mathworld. 2008.
  A Wolfram Web Resource. 3 Apr 2008
  lthttp//mathworld.wolfram.com/Hyperbola.html gt.
• Larson, Ron, Robert P. Hostetler, Bruce H.
  Edwards, and David C. Falvo. Precalculus with
  Limits A Graphing Approach. 4th ed. Boston, New
  York Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005.
• "Yahoo Answers." Yahoo. Mar 2007. 3 Apr 2008
  lthttp//answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid20080
  229171253AAcao5Ogt.
• http//britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/elliplanet_lg.
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