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Explain how this should make sense to the students intuitively and not be something they memorize. Since “X” is the horizontal axis, it should make sense the we would have the horizontal axis under it. Since “Y” is the vertical axis, it should make sense that we would have the vertical axis under it. * * * * Work out example on the board as you progress through the steps. * * * Note: Tell students there should be arrows on the ends of the hyperbolas. * * * * Note: Tell students there should be arrows on the ends of the hyperbolas. * Note: Tell students there should be arrows on the ends of the hyperbolas. * x2/36 - y2/11 = 1 * Stress that linear equations have exponents of 1 on both the x and the y. With parabolas, either the x or the y has an exponent of 2. With circles and ellipses, both x and y terms are squared and the sign is positive for both x2 and y2 when put in standard form. With circles, the coefficients (or denominators) are the same for x2 and y2 and with ellipses, they are different. With hyperbolas, both x and y terms are squared and the sign is negative for either x2 or y2 (but not both) when put in standard form. * Colleen Beaudoin February, 2009 Review: The geometric definition relies on a cone and a plane intersecting it Algebraic definition: a set of points in the plane such that the difference of the distances from two fixed points, called foci, remains constant. From each point in the plane, the difference of the distances to the foci is a constant. Example: f1 f2 d1 d2 foci Point A: d1-d2 = c Point B: d1-d2 = c B A d1 d2 f1 f2 foci Center Transverse Axis Conjugate Axis Vertices Algebraic Definition of a hyperbola: a set of points in the plane such that the difference of the distances from two fixed points, called foci, remains constant. How is the definition similar to that of an ellipse? How is it different? Both variables are squared. Equation: Compare the equations of e