Graphing the Hyperbola

Instructions:

  1. Click on the "New Function" Button.

  2. Follow the instructions and hit the "enter" key when you have finished entering in your step.

  3. When you are asked to plot points, ckick on the graph where the point should be plotted.

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Written Exercises

  1. What are the steps in graphing a hyperbola?

  2. How can you tell the difference between a vertical and a horizontal hyperbola?

  3. How do a and b help determine the graph of the hyperbola?

 

 

Information on graphing the hyperbola

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