hyperbolas
Unbounded conic sections
Hyperbolas is the plural of hyperbola, a curve formed when a plane intersects both halves of a double cone.
In coordinate geometry, a hyperbola consists of two separate branches that mirror each other, curving away toward infinity.
The shape appears in physics, architecture, and optics: The satellite's trajectory traced one of several possible hyperbolas.
Curve from plane-cone intersection
- asymptoteUnreached bounding curve
- fociCentral points of convergence
- verticesCorner points of shapes
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
directrix · branch · curve · center · graphing · quadratic · intersection · focal point
Mathematical equality assertion
- standard formConventional way of expressing
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- coefficientsNumerical multipliers in expressions
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
formula · polynomial · factoring · completing the square · transformation · translation · rotation · dilation
Science of celestial motion
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- escape velocitySpeed to overcome gravity
- gravitational slingshotMomentum borrowed from orbiting bodies
- KeplerPlanetary motion law formulator
scattering · reflection · cooling tower · navigation systems · LORAN · sonic boom · shock wave
Mirror-focused astronomical instrument
- light raysDirected photon streams
- wavefrontSurface of equal phase
- concentratorDevice that intensifies beams
- satellite dishConcave aerial receiving transmissions
conic section
Curve from plane-cone intersection
eccentricity · directrix · branch · curve · center · graphing · quadratic · intersection · focal point · axis of symmetry
equation
Mathematical equality assertion
- standard formConventional way of expressing
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- coefficientsNumerical multipliers in expressions
parameters · formula · polynomial · factoring · completing the square · transformation · translation · rotation · dilation · domain
orbital mechanics
Science of celestial motion
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- escape velocitySpeed to overcome gravity
- gravitational slingshotMomentum borrowed from orbiting bodies
Kepler · scattering · reflection · cooling tower · navigation systems · LORAN · sonic boom · shock wave
reflecting telescope
Mirror-focused astronomical instrument
- light raysDirected photon streams
- wavefrontSurface of equal phase
- concentratorDevice that intensifies beams
- precalculusfunctions, polynomials, trigonometry, logarithms, exponential functions
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
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