ch 12 section 4 vocab Flashcards
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a hyperbola is the
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set of points P (x, y) in a plane such that the difference of the differences from P to fixed pts F1 and F2 is constant
2
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foci of a hyperbola
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two fixed points F1 and F2 that are used to define a hyperbola
3
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branches
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one of the two symmetrical parts of a hyperbola
4
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transverse axis
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contains the vertices, and, if it were extended, the foci of the hyperbola
5
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the vertices of a hyperbola
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the endpoints of the transverse axis
6
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the conjugate axis
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separates the two branches of the hyperbola
7
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co-vertices of a hyperbola
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the endpoints of the conjugate axis
