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Area of Ellipse Calculator
The area of an ellipse :
- Definition of Ellipse
- An ellipse is a geometric shape that appears as a closed curve on a two-dimensional plane. It is a type of conic section, which means it can be formed by slicing a cone with a plane.
- An ellipse is defined by two points called the foci and a constant sum of distances from any point on the ellipse to these foci. The major axis of the ellipse is the longest diameter, and it passes through both foci. The minor axis is the shortest diameter, and it is perpendicular to the major axis and passes through the center of the ellipse.
- The shape of an ellipse is determined by the relative lengths of its major and minor axes. If the major axis is much longer than the minor axis, the ellipse will be elongated and narrow, and it is called an "oblong" or "elongated" ellipse. If the major and minor axes are approximately equal in length, the ellipse will appear as a circle.
- The area of an ellipse :
- is the amount of space enclosed by its boundary. An ellipse is a closed curve that is symmetric about its center and has two axes - the major axis and the minor axis.
- To calculate the area of an ellipse, we can use the formula:
- Area = πab
- Where a is the length of the semi-major axis and b is the length of the semi-minor axis. The symbol π (pi) represents the mathematical constant that is approximately equal to 3.14159.
- Example :
- Suppose we have an ellipse with a semi-major axis of 8 units and a semi-minor axis of 5 units. We can calculate the area using the first formula as
- Area = πab
- Area = π x 8 x 5
- Area = 40π
- Area ≈ 125.66 square units
- We can use another formula to calculate the area of an ellipse
- which involves the eccentricity of the ellipse
- Area = πab(1 - e2)
- Where e is the eccentricity of the ellipse, which is a measure of how far the ellipse is from being a perfect circle. The eccentricity of an ellipse ranges from 0 (a circle) to 1 (a line).
- Example :
- Suppose the eccentricity of the ellipse is 0.6. Then we can calculate the area as
- Area = πab(1 - e2)
- Area = π x 8 x 5 x (1 - 0.62)
- Area = 40π x 0.64
- Area = 25.6π
- Area ≈ 80.48 square units