geometry
MajorAxis
find the length of the major axis of a given ellipse
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
center(e)
e
-
ellipse
The routine returns the length of the major axis of the given ellipse e.
The line segment through the foci and across the ellipse is called the major axis.
The command with(geometry,MajorAxis) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
with⁡geometry:
ellipse⁡e1,2⁢x2+y2−4⁢x+4⁢y=0,x,y:
MajorAxis⁡e1
2⁢6
See Also
geometry[center]
geometry[ellipse]
geometry[Equation]
geometry[foci]
geometry[MinorAxis]
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