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Calculate the area of an ellipse?
Area = pi*a*b where a and b are the semi-major and semi-minor axes.
How many lines of symmetry in an oval?
Two, going top to bottom, and left to right. You can't go diagonal because the sides will be hanging over another. Extra will hang over and it has to be perfect to be a line of symmetry. +++ Put more simply, 2 axes of symmetry, and they are the major and minor axes of the ellipse.
Is the center of a circle called a focus or nucleus?
The center of a circle is called thecenter, in a way it is the focus of the special case of an ellipse which has equal major and semi major axes...
What is the formula for the area of an ellipse?
The formula for an ellipse is (x/a)2 + (y/b)2 = c2 where a and b are the lengths of the semi-axes and c is a constant.
What is circumference of oval 20 cm X 57 cm?
Minor axis = 20, major axis = 57 Perimeter of ellipse = 128 cms.
What are the two axes of an ellipse called?
The major axis and the minor axis.
What is the difference between a circle and an ellipse?
-- the eccentricity or -- the distance between the foci or -- the ratio of the major and minor axes
How do you calculate the ellipse area?
Area = pi*a*b where a and b are the semi-major and semi-minor axes.
Calculate the area of an ellipse?
Area = pi*a*b where a and b are the semi-major and semi-minor axes.
What is the formula for the area of a ellipse?
It is pi*a*b where a and b are the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes.
How do you figure the area of an ellipse?
πab, where a and b are the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes, respectively. A=pi*a*b
Does the eccentricity E gives us the size of an ellipse?
No, the eccentricity of an ellipse tells us the shape of the ellipse, not its size. The size of an ellipse can be determined by its major and minor axes lengths, or by its area.
What is an eccentric circle?
For Ellipse: The 2 circles made using the the ellipse center as their center, and major and minor axis of the ellipse as the dia.For Hyperbola: 2 Circles with centers at the center of symmetry of the hyperbola and dia as the transverse and conjugate axes of the hyperbolaRead more: eccentric-circles
How do you find the center and semi-major and semi-minor axis for ellipse with equation 16x2 plus y2 equals 16?
An ellipse with centre (xo, yo) with major and minor axes a and b (the larger of a, b being the major axis) has an equation of the form: (x - xo)2 / a2 + (y - yo)2 / b2 = 1 The semi-major and semi-minor axes are half the major and minor axes. So re-arrange the equation into this form: 16x2 + y2 = 16 x2 + y2 / 16 = 1 (x - 0)2 / 12 + (y - 0)2 / 42 = 1 Giving: Centre = (0, 0) Major axis = 2 Semi-major axis = 2/2 = 1 Minor axis = 1 Semi-minor axis = 1/2
What is elliptically polarised light?
Elliptically polarized light is a type of polarized light in which the electric field vector traces out an ellipse as the light wave propagates. It is a combination of linearly and circularly polarized light. Elliptical polarization can be characterized by the major and minor axes of the ellipse, as well as the orientation of the ellipse in space.
What equation represents an ellipse?
x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 1, is the equation of an ellipse with semi-major axes a and b (that's the equivalent of the radius, along the two different axes), centered in the origin.
What is a special form of the ellipse called?
A special form of the ellipse is called a circle. In a circle, the distance from the center to any point on the boundary is constant, meaning all points are equidistant from the center. This can be seen as an ellipse where the two foci coincide at the center, resulting in equal semi-major and semi-minor axes.
