Hyperbola: Why Two Branches Facing Opposite Directions?

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Why hyperbola has two branches facing in opposite direction.
 
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They are the result of deriving the equation and the associated graph which relies on this equation.

Use the definition and the Distance Formula to derive the equation for a hyperbola. You may find the description of this process in intermediate and College algebra textbooks.
 

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