A hyperbola is a curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane. When the plane cuts both nappes of the cone, the intersection is a hyperbola. Because the plane is cutting two nappes, the curve it forms has two U-shaped branches...

In mathematics, a hyperbola (Greek ὑπερβολή literally 'overshooting' or 'excess') is a type of conic section defined as the intersection between a right circular conical surface and a plane which cuts through both halves of the cone. It may...