what on earth is rectangular hyperbola?

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amistre64 · Answer

one whose slant asymptotes have a slope other than 1

anonymous · Answer

um thanx but what does that mean in plain english?

niel · Answer

the outline of a building perhaps

anonymous · Answer

what is asympototes?
maybe that would help me

amistre64 · Answer

asymptotes are the lines that the ends of the hyperbola approach as it goes on and on forever.  they are defined by a box in the center of the hyperbola and that box is either square.... or rectangle.   or at least that is how i interpret the question

amistre64 · Answer

or..... according to google; they are hyperbolas that are titled at an angle

amistre64 · Answer

er... tilted

amistre64 · Answer

http://www.vitutor.com/geometry/conics/rectangular_hyperbola.html

anonymous · Answer

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RectangularHyperbola.html

anonymous · Answer

thank u so much amistre64!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now ill be able to pass my final!!!!!!!!!!!!

amistre64 · Answer

well, as long as i give you good information lol;  i was mistaken to begin with; a rectangular hyper is titled about the center to resemble what looks like the graph of 1/x

anonymous · Answer

thank u emundrradtvamg and niel!!!!!!!!!!!!

anonymous · Answer

thank u!!!!!!!!!!

anonymous · Answer

f(x) is 1/x