How do you graph the equation of a hyperbola written in the general form?

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Answer 1 · 2015-02-15T09:57:58

Well a hyperbola will look something like this:

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So in general terms we can say that an hyperbolic equation will be in the terms

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or

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So you can see also from this that it may be in a form like this:

#(x/a + y/b)(x/a - y/b) = 1#

or

#(x/a + y/b)(x/a - y/b) = -1#