Parametric equations of ellipse
An ellipse is a planar figure that is a translation and/or rotation of a figure with parametric equations
x = a cos t
y = b sin t
where a is the length of the semimajor axis and b is the length of the semiminor axis.
An ellipse is a planar figure that is a translation and/or rotation of a figure with parametric equations
x = a cos t
y = b sin t
where a is the length of the semimajor axis and b is the length of the semiminor axis.
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