SOLUTION: Can you please define a hyperbola, show me its equation, and send me a picture of one?

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Question 329723: Can you please define a hyperbola, show me its equation, and send me a picture of one?
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Can you please define a hyperbola, show me its equation, and send me a picture of one?
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A hyperbola is the locus of P(x,y) if the difference of its distances from 2 fixed points is constant.
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