Search Results for “Hyperbola”

Hyperbola Polar Line
The polar line is the locus of the intersections of tangent lines at the ends of chords of teh parabola through a fixed point. Turns out to be conceptually important - not just a curiosity.
Rotating Cube
I saw a demo where a foam cube had a knitting needle inserted along the long diagonal, and was rotated by spinning the needle between the palms of the hands. The sides of the cube formed a curve... in fact a portion of a hyperbola, as this video illustrates.
hyperbolic clock with explanation
The hyperbolic clock is all about the parametrization. Press the explain button to see why it moves the way it does.