Question

I have a few questions and links would be really helpful as well! Thank you!(:

How is a hyperbola related to a cone?
How do you graph a hyperbola given an equation?
How do you write an equation of a hyperbola given a graph?
What are the important parts of a hyperbola and how can you remember them?
Where are hyperbolas seen in real life? Or how are hyperbolas mathematically significant?

Answer 1

i think this might help you :)
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/hyperbola.html

Answer 2

Also, please see the following:

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/conic-sections.html

Note that a hyperbola is a "conic section" obtained by slicing through a cone with a plane.