Show that the vertical distance between the line y = (b/a)x and the upper half of the

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Show that the vertical distance between the line y = (b/a)x and the upper half of the right-hand branch y = (b/a)√x2 - a2 of the hyperbola (x2/a2) - (y2/b2) = 1 approaches 0 by showing thatimage


Similar results hold for the remaining portions of the hyperbola and the lines y = ±(b/a)x.

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Thomas Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 9780321884077

13th Edition

Authors: Joel R Hass, Christopher E Heil, Maurice D Weir

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