The minor axis of an ellipse can be easily determined , by finding out the smaller axis among the enclosed figure..however the determination of the minor axis of a hyperbola is rather confusing for me.
The both axis of a hyperbola on the transverse axis and the conjugate axis. The 'a' is the point at which the hyperbola intersects the transverse axis. How then will the 'b' be figured when the hyperbola doesn't actually intersect the conjugate axis ?
Given a hyperbola, one can define its conjugate hyperbola as having the same asymptotes and the same focal distance, but with foci rotated by 90° about the centre. The conjugate axis is then the transverse axis of the conjugate hyperbola.