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The hyperbola equation is $\"\"$ .

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Solve for $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ .

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As $\"\"$ or $\"\"$ , the term $\"\"$ gets closer to $\"\"$ , so the expression under the radical gets closer to $\"\"$ .

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Thus, the graph of the hyperbola gets closer to the lines $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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These lines are asymptotes of the hyperbola.

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$\"\"$

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The asymptotes of the hyperbola are $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .