Parametric Equations for a Hyperbola
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A hyperbola in the - plane may be drawn by making use of a parametric representation involving the secant and tangent. The example in this Demonstration plots the equations , (or, switching and , , ). Graphs of , and the hyperbola are shown.
Contributed by: Abby Brown (May 2015)
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