ELLIPSE

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hi thr..hmm..thgt i'd start wid a few notes on ellipse ...takin into consideration those few who din't pay attention in class..!!>.,,

Definition :
A shape that looks like a flattened circle. It can be obtained by making a slanting cut through the side of a cone. Shapes that look like an ellipse are said to be elliptical.

Definition (advanced level) :

Informally, a squashed circle.

Formally, given fixed points A and B and a constant k , an ellipse is the set of points P such that AP+BP=k .
An ellipse can also be defined by p(x−a)2+q(y−b)2=r where (a,b) is the centre of the ellipse and p , q , r are constants.The longest diameter of an ellipse is called its major axis, and the shortest diameter is the minor axis; they are always perpendicular. If m is half the major axis length and n is half the minor axis length, then the area of the ellipse is πmn .

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