Paper Folding[折纸](PPT-38).pptVIP

How is the circle an ellipse? When the focal point F becomes the center of the circle, we have a circle that is constructed. Hyperbola: Definition Hyperbola: the locus of all points P in the plane the difference of whose distances r1=F1*P and r2=F2*P from two fixed points the foci F1 and F2 separated by a distance of 2c. Weisstein, Eric W. Hyperbola. From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. /Hyperbola.html GSP Construction Hyperbola Animation Equation of a hyperbola Animation Folding the hyperbola Construct a circle on a clean sheet of wax paper. Construct a fixed point F outside the c