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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §3.5 Parabolas, Ellipses, and Hyperbolas, #37 · Geometry · Conic sections

If the distances from … to … and … differ by …

This problem is about parabolas, are about ellipses, are about hyperbolas.

If the distances from $(x, y)$ to $(8, 0)$ and $(- 8, 0)$ differ by $10$ , what hyperbola contains $(x, y)$ ?

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §3.5 Parabolas, Ellipses, and Hyperbolas, #37

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