Conic Sections/Hyperbola

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The geometric definition of a hyperbola is the locus of all points such that the difference between the distances from two points called foci is a constant. Basically it's the same as an ellipse, but you subtract the distances rather than add them. The equation is also the same as for an ellipse except that the terms get subtracted rather than added.