Hyperbola

Change the values of c and a on the sliders to change the eccenttricity of the hyperbola. Slide the point P along the graph and notice that the difference of the lengths of the line segments from P to the foci is constant.

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Math Department
Ranger College

John Gresham, PhD, Created with GeoGebra