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<strong>xy</strong> = <strong>12</strong> is equivalent to y = <strong>12</strong>/x.<br />

The graph of this equation is called a<br />

'hyperbola'.<br />

Its asymptotes are the x and y axes.<br />

Any equation of the form<br />

is an inverse variation, and its graph will be a<br />

hyperbola with asymptotes at the x and y axes.<br />

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