Construction of a Hyperbola Small 320×250 Medium 640×500 Large 1024×800 Download Tiff Original 2400×1876 | (271.7 KB) Description Diagram showing how to construct a hyperbola when given the two foci and the length of the major axis (2a). Keywords axes, cone, conic section, conics, construct, construction, ellipse, ellipses, foci, focus, major axis, minor axis Galleries Conic Sections: Hyperbolas Source: Arthur Latham Baker The Elements of Solid Geometr with Numerous Exercises (Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1893)