Graphing Conic Sections Part 4: Hyperbolas

The last conic section is the weirdest looking one. It's the hyperbola! Sometimes it kind of looks like a double parabola, but the equation is totally different. It's actually much more like an ellipse in terms of how the equation works. Let's learn about these things!

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[zilog]

Hyperbolas are kinda giving me vibes of a magnetic field. i wonder if they are related :think emoji:

[sanafatima]

u saved me bigtime! just pray that i get into my dream university *fingers crossed*

[Ljdelululangsakalam]

This video really helped me a lot I understand this better than my teacher explanation 😭 it's very demure, very classic and very cutesy

[awesomeswordsman]

thanks for teaching me what grades from 5 to 8 couldn't

[paulahernandez]

why is it that in the last comprehension, x and y are swapped in the answer?

[claudialupper]

Why is it pronounced fo-sigh? Why not fo-kee? It's a second declension Latin noun (means fireplace). The plural in Latin is fo-kee (foci). I guess as a Latin teacher, this will always bother me. Awesome great illustration of how hyperbolas are formed.

[loreenzo]

I dont understand the last answer

Why is it just y^2 instead of y^2/1?

Thanks!