SOLUTION: What are real life examples of a hyperbola?

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Question 284327: What are real life examples of a hyperbola?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A simple one is the familiar distance = rate * time
d = rt
If you make it
t = d/r
and graph t vs r, it's a hyperbola.
It's not the classic x^2 - y^2 hyperbola, but it is a hyperbola.