Rectangular Hyperbola Intercept Property

This applet illustrates the property that the length of the intercept, cut off a tangent by the asymptotes of a rectangular hyperbola, equals twice the distance of the point of contact from the intersection of the asymptotes.

 

Nikky Vanderhout

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
hyperbola  hyperbola-property  intercept-of-tangent  properties-of-conics 
Target Group (Age)
16 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
GeoGebra version
4.4
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