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This Demonstration shows that ellipses and hyperbolas with the same focal points (here placed at the points

and

) always cross each other orthogonally.

The variables used for the curves are the eccentricities,

for the ellipses and

for the hyperbolas.

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Ellipses and Hyperbolas with the Same Focal Points