Rectangular Hyperbola Condition

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Rectangular Hyperbola Condition

A hyperbola is rectangular when its asymptotes are perpendicular.

For a rectangular hyperbola:

$$a=b$$

Therefore its standard equation becomes:

$$x^2-y^2=a^2$$

Usage

- Used to identify a rectangular hyperbola from its standard equation.

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