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==Mathematics==
 
==Mathematics==
An ellipse is a [[conic section]], the intersection of a plane and a cone, where the angle of the plane to the cone's axis is greater than the angle of the cone with its axis. The [[semi-major axis]] of an ellipse is half the longest diameter of the ellipse, while the smi-minor axis is half the shortest diameter of the ellipse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/S/Semi-major+Axis|title=Semi-major axis|accessdate=April 13, 2019|publisher=astronomy.swin.edu.au}}</ref>
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An ellipse is a [[conic section]], the intersection of a plane and a cone, where the angle of the plane to the cone's axis is greater than the angle of the cone with its axis. The [[semi-major axis]] of an ellipse is half the longest diameter of the ellipse, while the semi-minor axis is half the shortest diameter of the ellipse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/S/Semi-major+Axis|title=Semi-major axis|accessdate=April 13, 2019|publisher=astronomy.swin.edu.au}}</ref>
    
The general [[algebra]]ic formula for an ellipse in [[Cartesian coordinates]] is given by:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Ellipse.html|title=Ellipse|accessdate=April 13, 2019|publisher=mathworld.wolfram.com}}</ref>
 
The general [[algebra]]ic formula for an ellipse in [[Cartesian coordinates]] is given by:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Ellipse.html|title=Ellipse|accessdate=April 13, 2019|publisher=mathworld.wolfram.com}}</ref>
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