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document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">As the leading coefficients (2nd degree) are different (could also be the SAME), and as they have DIFFERENT signs, the mirror is in the shape of a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28HYPERBOLA%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28HYPERBOLA%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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