An ellipse has a semi-major axis of 5cm and an eccentricty of 0.4. What is the maximum length of the ellipse from end to start? What is the full height (or smallest full length) of the ellipse from top to bottom?
An ellipse has a semi-major axis of 5cm and an eccentricty of 0.4. What is the maximum length of the ellipse from end to start? What is the full height (or smallest full length) of the ellipse from top to bottom?
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An ellipse has a semi-major axis of 5cm and an eccentricty of 0.4. What is the maximum length of the ellipse from end to start?
What is the full height (or smallest full length) of the ellipse from top to bottom?
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Maximum length of ellipse = length of major axis = (length of semi major axis)
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