Explanation Circle : ( x − a ) 2 + ( y − b ) 2 = 1 . In the equation of a circle, both c and y are squared and the coefficients with both x and y are same. Hyperbola: x 2 a 2 − y 2 b 2 = 1 . A hyperbola centered at ( 0 , 0 ) , where ( a , 0 ) and ( − a , 0 ) are the vertices of the hyperbola

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