How to calculate area of an ellipse based on its formula?
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How can I determine the area of a half-ellipse if all that is given is $y = sqrt{1-n^2x^2}$? I have tried both geometry and calculus, but without convincing results…
Thank you
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How can I determine the area of a half-ellipse if all that is given is $y = sqrt{1-n^2x^2}$? I have tried both geometry and calculus, but without convincing results…
Thank you
calculus geometry area
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This equation corresponds to half of an ellipse if I am not wrong ...
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– Damien
Dec 11 '18 at 11:41
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The area of an ellipse is equal to $pi ab$, $a,b$ being the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the ellipse.
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– Shubham Johri
Dec 11 '18 at 11:42
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@damien you are right: I have edited accordingly...
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– Pregunto
Dec 11 '18 at 11:43
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Try to manipulate the formula of the ellipse to make apparent its two lengths, i.e. try to find its canonic form
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– Damien
Dec 11 '18 at 11:49
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How can I determine the area of a half-ellipse if all that is given is $y = sqrt{1-n^2x^2}$? I have tried both geometry and calculus, but without convincing results…
Thank you
calculus geometry area
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How can I determine the area of a half-ellipse if all that is given is $y = sqrt{1-n^2x^2}$? I have tried both geometry and calculus, but without convincing results…
Thank you
calculus geometry area
calculus geometry area
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This equation corresponds to half of an ellipse if I am not wrong ...
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– Damien
Dec 11 '18 at 11:41
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The area of an ellipse is equal to $pi ab$, $a,b$ being the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the ellipse.
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– Shubham Johri
Dec 11 '18 at 11:42
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@damien you are right: I have edited accordingly...
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– Pregunto
Dec 11 '18 at 11:43
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Try to manipulate the formula of the ellipse to make apparent its two lengths, i.e. try to find its canonic form
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– Damien
Dec 11 '18 at 11:49
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This equation corresponds to half of an ellipse if I am not wrong ...
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– Damien
Dec 11 '18 at 11:41
1
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The area of an ellipse is equal to $pi ab$, $a,b$ being the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the ellipse.
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– Shubham Johri
Dec 11 '18 at 11:42
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@damien you are right: I have edited accordingly...
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– Pregunto
Dec 11 '18 at 11:43
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Try to manipulate the formula of the ellipse to make apparent its two lengths, i.e. try to find its canonic form
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– Damien
Dec 11 '18 at 11:49
1
1
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This equation corresponds to half of an ellipse if I am not wrong ...
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– Damien
Dec 11 '18 at 11:41
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This equation corresponds to half of an ellipse if I am not wrong ...
$endgroup$
– Damien
Dec 11 '18 at 11:41
1
1
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The area of an ellipse is equal to $pi ab$, $a,b$ being the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the ellipse.
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– Shubham Johri
Dec 11 '18 at 11:42
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The area of an ellipse is equal to $pi ab$, $a,b$ being the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the ellipse.
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– Shubham Johri
Dec 11 '18 at 11:42
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@damien you are right: I have edited accordingly...
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– Pregunto
Dec 11 '18 at 11:43
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@damien you are right: I have edited accordingly...
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– Pregunto
Dec 11 '18 at 11:43
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Try to manipulate the formula of the ellipse to make apparent its two lengths, i.e. try to find its canonic form
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– Damien
Dec 11 '18 at 11:49
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Try to manipulate the formula of the ellipse to make apparent its two lengths, i.e. try to find its canonic form
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The area of the half-ellipse is given by the integral $displaystyleint_{-1/n}^{1/n} ydx=2int_0^{1/n}sqrt{1-n^2x^2} dx$
There is a formula for solving integrals of the form $intsqrt{a^2-x^2} dx$, but we will not use it directly. Instead, substitute $nx=sinthetaimplies dx=frac{costheta}ndtheta$
$implies A=frac2nint_0^{pi/2}cos^2theta dtheta=frac1nint_0^{pi/2}(cos2theta+1) dtheta=fracpi{2n}$
Can you now show similarly that the area enclosed by the ellipse $frac{x^2}{a^2}+frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ is equal to $pi ab$?
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With the use of generalized polar coordinates
begin{aligned}x&=arcos t\
y&=brsin tend{aligned}
where $a=frac 1n,; b=1,; t in [0,pi]; text{and}; rin [0,1]$ in the given case. The Jacobian is ${rover n}$ and the area
$$cal{A}=int_0^{pi} int_0^1 1cdot {rover n};dr ;dt=frac{pi}{2n}$$
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The area of the half-ellipse is given by the integral $displaystyleint_{-1/n}^{1/n} ydx=2int_0^{1/n}sqrt{1-n^2x^2} dx$
There is a formula for solving integrals of the form $intsqrt{a^2-x^2} dx$, but we will not use it directly. Instead, substitute $nx=sinthetaimplies dx=frac{costheta}ndtheta$
$implies A=frac2nint_0^{pi/2}cos^2theta dtheta=frac1nint_0^{pi/2}(cos2theta+1) dtheta=fracpi{2n}$
Can you now show similarly that the area enclosed by the ellipse $frac{x^2}{a^2}+frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ is equal to $pi ab$?
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The area of the half-ellipse is given by the integral $displaystyleint_{-1/n}^{1/n} ydx=2int_0^{1/n}sqrt{1-n^2x^2} dx$
There is a formula for solving integrals of the form $intsqrt{a^2-x^2} dx$, but we will not use it directly. Instead, substitute $nx=sinthetaimplies dx=frac{costheta}ndtheta$
$implies A=frac2nint_0^{pi/2}cos^2theta dtheta=frac1nint_0^{pi/2}(cos2theta+1) dtheta=fracpi{2n}$
Can you now show similarly that the area enclosed by the ellipse $frac{x^2}{a^2}+frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ is equal to $pi ab$?
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The area of the half-ellipse is given by the integral $displaystyleint_{-1/n}^{1/n} ydx=2int_0^{1/n}sqrt{1-n^2x^2} dx$
There is a formula for solving integrals of the form $intsqrt{a^2-x^2} dx$, but we will not use it directly. Instead, substitute $nx=sinthetaimplies dx=frac{costheta}ndtheta$
$implies A=frac2nint_0^{pi/2}cos^2theta dtheta=frac1nint_0^{pi/2}(cos2theta+1) dtheta=fracpi{2n}$
Can you now show similarly that the area enclosed by the ellipse $frac{x^2}{a^2}+frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ is equal to $pi ab$?
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The area of the half-ellipse is given by the integral $displaystyleint_{-1/n}^{1/n} ydx=2int_0^{1/n}sqrt{1-n^2x^2} dx$
There is a formula for solving integrals of the form $intsqrt{a^2-x^2} dx$, but we will not use it directly. Instead, substitute $nx=sinthetaimplies dx=frac{costheta}ndtheta$
$implies A=frac2nint_0^{pi/2}cos^2theta dtheta=frac1nint_0^{pi/2}(cos2theta+1) dtheta=fracpi{2n}$
Can you now show similarly that the area enclosed by the ellipse $frac{x^2}{a^2}+frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ is equal to $pi ab$?
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With the use of generalized polar coordinates
begin{aligned}x&=arcos t\
y&=brsin tend{aligned}
where $a=frac 1n,; b=1,; t in [0,pi]; text{and}; rin [0,1]$ in the given case. The Jacobian is ${rover n}$ and the area
$$cal{A}=int_0^{pi} int_0^1 1cdot {rover n};dr ;dt=frac{pi}{2n}$$
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With the use of generalized polar coordinates
begin{aligned}x&=arcos t\
y&=brsin tend{aligned}
where $a=frac 1n,; b=1,; t in [0,pi]; text{and}; rin [0,1]$ in the given case. The Jacobian is ${rover n}$ and the area
$$cal{A}=int_0^{pi} int_0^1 1cdot {rover n};dr ;dt=frac{pi}{2n}$$
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With the use of generalized polar coordinates
begin{aligned}x&=arcos t\
y&=brsin tend{aligned}
where $a=frac 1n,; b=1,; t in [0,pi]; text{and}; rin [0,1]$ in the given case. The Jacobian is ${rover n}$ and the area
$$cal{A}=int_0^{pi} int_0^1 1cdot {rover n};dr ;dt=frac{pi}{2n}$$
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With the use of generalized polar coordinates
begin{aligned}x&=arcos t\
y&=brsin tend{aligned}
where $a=frac 1n,; b=1,; t in [0,pi]; text{and}; rin [0,1]$ in the given case. The Jacobian is ${rover n}$ and the area
$$cal{A}=int_0^{pi} int_0^1 1cdot {rover n};dr ;dt=frac{pi}{2n}$$
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This equation corresponds to half of an ellipse if I am not wrong ...
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The area of an ellipse is equal to $pi ab$, $a,b$ being the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the ellipse.
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– Shubham Johri
Dec 11 '18 at 11:42
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@damien you are right: I have edited accordingly...
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Try to manipulate the formula of the ellipse to make apparent its two lengths, i.e. try to find its canonic form
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– Damien
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