AS/A2 Pure 4 Pure 6

P5 Topic 1: Coordinate Systems
The rectangular hyperbola
Use your mouse to change the values of a and b. The graph displayed is a rectangular hyperbola. It is described by the Cartesian equation:
This equation does not give y explicitly in terms of x, and so is called an implicit equation in x and y.

Summary For the rectangular hyperbola, the main axes are asymptotes. Based on free Java applets from JavaMath