Art Carlson wrote:
> Is there any way to construct a hyperbola which is of
>similar elegance and practicality to the methods for ellipses? Is
>there an easy way, given a hyperbola, to find its axes, asymptotes, or
>foci?
Hello Art,
Do you have the geometrical construction using an axis, a
perpendicular DIRECTRIX and a focus? You'll probably find it in any oldish
book on Engineering Drawing
e.g. "Practical Geometry & Engineering Graphics" by W. Abbott Pub Blackie
If you're relly stuck I'll send you a GIF of the construction involved.
Tony Moss
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