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Description: Constructing a hyperbola using the parallelogram method. Each of the two lines in quadrant I and quadrant III is divided into 20 equal parts, and each of the segments in quadrant II and quadrant IV is divided into 10 equal parts. Foci are in light blue. For a description of the method see, for example, here.
Title: Hyperbola construction - parallelogram method
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