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P5 Topic 1: Coordinate Systems
Tangents and normals to the hyperbola backmore
Use your mouse to change the values of a and b. The graph displayed is an ellipse. It is described by the Cartesian equation:
cartesian hyperbola
Also displayed in red are the tangent and normal to the curve. These lines can be moved by changing the value of t.


Summary
JavaMath interactive graphs Based on free Java applets from JavaMath