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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why axis of hyperbola is called transverse axis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

maybe because it is in the same direction as the semi-major axis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sry but ur answer is not convincing....

OpenStudy (amistre64):

transverse is a word that means to cross over, to extend across. the actual curves of the hyperbola cross over the transverse axis .. |dw:1384175543556:dw|

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