Definition:Conic Section/Reduced Form/Hyperbola
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Definition
Let $K$ be a hyperbola embedded in a cartesian plane.
$K$ is in reduced form if and only if:
- $(1)$ its major axis is aligned with the $x$-axis
- $(2)$ its minor axis is aligned with the $y$-axis.
Sources
- 1933: D.M.Y. Sommerville: Analytical Conics (3rd ed.) ... (next): Chapter $\text {V}$. The Hyperbola: $2$.
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hyperbola