HYPERBOLA

A hyperbola is formed by the double intersection of the double cone, but not necessarily in the center. It is a type of continuous
curve that appears to be in a plane, and has two connected components or branches that are mirror reflections of one another and
resemble two infinite bows. Is a group of points in a plane whose distances from two fixed points, known as its foci or focus.

A hyperbola has two basic forms according to the direction of its transverse axis: Vertical Transverse Axis and Horizontal Transverse
Axis. The vertices lie on the same horizontal or vertical line and with openings of the graphs. It should be noted that when the
equation starts at x² it is considered as Horizontal Hyperbola (opens left and right) and when it starts at y² it is a Vertical Hyperbola
(opens up and down). When the plane is parallel to the axis of the cone, then a regular hyperbola is obtained.

EQUATION AND GRAPH OF A HYPERBOLA WITH CENTER AT THE ORIGIN (0,0) AND AT (h.k)

Horizontal Hyperbola Vertical Hyperbola

(x² comes first) y² comes first

x² y² y² x²
At (0,0): - =1 At (0,0): - =1
a² b² a² b²

( x−h) ² ( y−k )² ( y−k )² ( x−h) ²

General: - =1 General: - =1
a² b² a² b²

a² + b² = c² a² + b² = c²

Center: (h,k) Foci: (h,k± b) Center: (h,K) Foci: (h,k ±c)

Vertices: (h± a , k ¿ Co-Vertices: (h,k ± b) Vertices: (h,k ± a) Co-Vertices: (h ± b, k)

 b a
Asymptotes: y – k = ± (x – h) asymptotes: y-k = ± (x – h)
a b