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Hyperbolic functions are combinations of the exponential function analogous to trigonometric functions. The hyperbolic cosine and hyperbolic sine satisfy ${\cosh }^{2}x-{\sinh }^{2}x=1$ and parametrize a unit hyperbola.

The boundary ray has $y/x=3/5$, and its intersection with the hyperbola is $(5/4,3/4)$. Under the given change of variables, $x^2-y^2=r^2$ and $y/x=\tanh \theta$. Thus the region becomesThe hyperbolic functions satisfy ${\cosh }^2\theta -{\sinh }^2\theta =1$, so the Jacobian determinant isIt is positive in the interior. The coordinate degeneracy at $r=0$ is a boundary set of area zero and does not affect the change of variables formula. ThereforeHere $\cosh (\log 2)=5/4$. The PDF specifies two line segments and one hyperbolic arc; the duplicated $y=0$ line in the TeX is not an extra boundary condition.

Interpret projection from very far away as the asymptotic incoming state at $r\to \infty$. For $v>0$ and impact parameter $b>0$, conservation of energy and conservation of angular momentum give $E=v^2/2$ and $|h|=bv$. At the closest approach the radial velocity vanishes. With $k=-\kappa <0$, the central-force radial turning point equation isOnly the positive root is physical. Put $q=\kappa /v^2$. The pericentre distance and the purely tangential speed there areThus $p<b$ and $u>v$: attraction bends the path inward and increases the speed. With positive energy, the Kepler orbit is a hyperbola. Measured from the pericentre direction, its polar coordinates satisfy $r=h^2/[\kappa (1+e\cos \varphi )]$ with $e=\sqrt{1+b^2{v}^4/{\kappa }^2}>1$.

The hyperbola shown has a nonzero impact parameter. For $b=0$, the attractive radial orbit instead reaches the singular origin; there is no regular turning point with a finite closest-approach speed.

In a classical Cassegrain reflector, a concave parabolic primary sends light toward an intermediate focus, but a convex hyperbolic secondary intercepts it before it reaches that focus. The secondary returns the beam through a central hole in the primary to a focal plane behind the primary. The two relevant foci of the secondary’s hyperbola are the primary’s would-be focus and the final focus.

The secondary magnifies the effective focal length, giving a compact tube and convenient rear-mounted instruments. The classical conics correct on-axis spherical aberration, but not the off-axis coma, astigmatism or field curvature. There is secondary obscuration, diffraction from its supports, and sensitivity to mirror alignment. A long effective focal length is useful for a small angular image scale per detector pixel, but yields a small field for a fixed detector size.