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Comparing Ellipse and Hyperbola Equations

In a technical training manual for architectural designers, there is a section comparing different conic sections used in structural arches. The manual notes that while the standard equations for an ellipse and a hyperbola are similar, they differ in how the squared terms, such as x2x^2 and y2y^2, are mathematically combined. Describe this primary difference between the two equations.

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