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What is the relationship between the foci, transverse axis, and asymptotes of a hyperbola?

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Every hyperbola has two asymptotes. A hyperbola with a horizontal transverse axis and center at (h, k) has one asymptote with equation y = k + (x - h) and the other with equation y = k - (x - h).
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