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1) The sum of the distances between the points on the ellipse and the foci is constant, whereas the difference between the distances between the points on the hyperbola and the foci is constant.
2) The equation of an ellipse is in the form (x^2/a^2) + (y^2/b^2) = 1, where a and b are the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes, respectively. In contrast, the equation of a hyperbola is in the form (x^2/a^2) - (y^2/b^2) = 1, where a and b are also the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes, respectively, but the difference between a and b determines the shape of the hyperbola.
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