The Hyperbola

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The Hyperbola

• And other Conic Sections

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Insight into the HYPERBOLA

• http//www.coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra2/08Conics/
  04_hyperbolas-intro.htm

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The designer of the McDonnell Planetarium in St.
Louis, Gyo Obata, was inspired to use the
hyperbola by the fact that certain comets travel
in hyperbolic orbits.
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Conic Sections
Ellipse (h)
Circle
Ellipse (v)
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Parabola
Parabola (v)
Hyperbola (v)
Hyperbola (h)
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Actual photos of the sound barrier