HYPERBOLA

WEEK 4
At the end of the session the students are expected
to:

• Define a hyperbola STEM_PC11AG-Id-1

• Determine the standard form of a hyperbola
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• Graph a hyperbola in a rectangular coordinate
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 Let and be two distinct points. The set of all points P,
whose distances from and from differ by a certain
constant, is called a hyperbola. The points and are called
the foci of the hyperbola.
FEATURES OF HYPERBOLA

Foci
• Two distinct fixed
points in the
hyperbola

Note:
can be horizontal/ vertical
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2a
Transverse axis
• A line segment joining
the vertices

2a
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Vertices
• are points on the
hyperbola, collinear with
the center and foci.
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Conjugate Axis
• A line segment joining 2b
the co-vertices

2b
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Center
• A point where transverse
and conjugate axis
intersects.
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Asymptotes
• are two lines passing through
the center which serve as a
guide in graphing the hyperbola
• each branch of the hyperbola
gets closer and closer to the
asymptotes, in the direction
towards which the branch
extends
Equation of Hyperbola: Center at (0, 0)

Orientation Equation Foci Vertex Co-vertex Asymptote

Horizontal (

Vertical

Where: a = distance from center to vertex

b = distance from center to co-vertex
c = distance from center to foci
Equation of Hyperbola: Center at (h, k)
Orientation Equation Foci Vertex Co-vertex Asymptote

Horizontal (

Vertical

Where: a = distance from center to vertex

b = distance from center to co-vertex
c = distance from center to foci
NOTE:

a = distance from center to vertex

b = distance from center to covertex
c = distance from center to foci

Where: c > a and c > b; and

, ,
EXAMPLE. Determine the foci, vertices and asymptotes
of the hyperbola with equation

b = 2.7 c =
a = 3 c = 4
EXAMPLE. Determine the foci, vertices and asymptotes
of the hyperbola with equation

ASYMPTOTES : y =
y = y =
EXAMPLE. Determine the foci, vertices and asymptotes
of the hyperbola with equation

b = 4 c =
a = 3 c = 5
EXAMPLE. Determine the foci, vertices and asymptotes
of the hyperbola with equation

ASYMPTOTES : y =
y = y =
EXAMPLE. Determine the foci, vertices and asymptotes
of the hyperbola with equation

b = 3 c = 5.8
a = 5
EXAMPLE. Determine the foci, vertices and asymptotes
of the hyperbola with equation

ASYMPTOTES
C (7, 2)
or
or