Hyperbola
    1.0 Definition

1.0 Definition

A hyperbola is defined as the locus of a point moving in a plane in such a way that the ratio of its distance from a fixed point to that from a fixed line is a constant i.e., eccentricity, denoted by $e$.


$$\therefore \frac{{SP}}{{PM}} = e$$

For Hyperbola, $e>1$.

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