Question

1. choose the best answer.

a(n) — of a hyperbola is one of two lines through the center of a hyperbola that the hyperbola approaches but never intersects
focus
conjugate
transverse
asymptote

Explanation:

An asymptote of a hyperbola is a line that the hyperbola approaches as \(x\) or \(y\) becomes very large. The focus is a fixed point, the conjugate and transverse refer to axes related to the hyperbola's structure (not the lines that the hyperbola approaches).

Answer:

asymptote