two alpha particles are moving towards each othe as shown at the left. instead of running over the other, they repelled each other and  created a hyperbolic path. if the path that the alpha particles take is define bu 4x2 - 9y2 = 36, how far is the two particles at their closest

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two alpha particles are moving towards each othe as shown at the left. instead of running over the other, they repelled each other and  created a hyperbolic path. if the path that the alpha particles take is define bu 4x2 - 9y2 = 36, how far is the two particles at their closest 

 

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