Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931 · London ; New York : Cassell and Co. · leaf 88
ch continually approaches a straight line but never meets it, because, however many divisions may be taken, the distance from the asymptote is always half the last distance. In the next figure (Fig. 144), two asymptotes are drawn at right angles, and 3-in. squares marked off to facilitate the… … Fig. 143.—Hyperbola. and the two sides or legs may be produced infinitely, but after about one more division each way the curve becomes practically a straight line. To set out a hyperbola to fill a given rectangle (Fig. 145), draw a horizontal line 4B, 6in. long, representing the base of a…
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