Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 10 - Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates - Review - True-False Quiz - Page 709: 10

Answer

TRUE

Work Step by Step

The curve always bends toward the focus and away from the from the directrix. A hyperbola never intersects its directrix. This is because the directrix has the x-intercept which lies outside the hyperbola and has a slope larger than that of the asymptotes. Hence, the given statement is true.
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