A hyperbola consists of two curves that are symmetrical. To graph the hyperbola, we will plot the two vertices and asymptotes. The asymptotes guide in where to draw the hyperbola.

Can a hyperbola be vertical?

There are two kinds of hyperbolas: horizontal and vertical. ... A horizontal hyperbola has its transverse axis at y = v and its conjugate axis at x = h; a vertical hyperbola has its transverse axis at x = h and its conjugate axis at y = v.

How does a hyperbola graph look like?

Hyperbolas consist of two vaguely parabola shaped pieces that open either up and down or right and left. Also, just like parabolas each of the pieces has a vertex. Note that they aren't really parabolas, they just resemble parabolas. There are also two lines on each graph.