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Ellipses and Hyperbolas with the Same Focal Points

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e
1
0.5
e
2
1.545
This Demonstration shows that ellipses and hyperbolas with the same focal points (here placed at the points
(-1,0)
and
(1,0)
) always cross each other orthogonally.
The variables used for the curves are the eccentricities,
e
1
for the ellipses and
e
2
for the hyperbolas.
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