Hyperbola
x = a sec t
y = b tan t
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| Cartesian Equation : | (x2/a2) - (y2/b2) = 1 |
| Parametric Equation : | x = a sec t , y = b tan t |
References
T. H. Eagles, M.A. Constructive Geometry of Plane Curves, pp. 153-188.
J. Dennis Lawrence, A Catalog of Special Plane Curves, pp. 79-82.
2d Curves : http://www.2dcurves.com/conicsection/conicsectionh.html
Jen-Chung Chuan : http://poncelet.math.nthu.edu.tw/disk6/atcm-02/talk/
Famous Curves Index : http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Hyperbola.html