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    Equation for Ellipse from a chord - no other parameters

    The only thing that is obvious is that you decided you could draw concrete conclusions about the relationships illustrated in the diagram without actually printing it out and measuring each component. If you had then you would have observed the .707 relationships are accurate in each case...
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    Equation for Ellipse from a chord - no other parameters

    Perspective. For *all* circles inscribed in a square (or vice versa), these relationships remain constant reguardless how you skew it, squash it, stretch it or rotate it. Its a fact. Please observe... http://img270.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=75779_Sine45_122_140lo.jpg All ellipses are...
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    Equation for Ellipse from a chord - no other parameters

    Trying to make use of that equation for an ellipse is where I got stuck. I had to abandon it to find some real values for a and b. Now that I've found a soultion to those values, I can go back and make use of the equation for an ellipse. Here is my solution with a complete breakdown, also...
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    Equation for Ellipse from a chord - no other parameters

    Sorry. Didn't mean to frustrate anyone. I thought I had been rather clear about the problem when stating the goal when I said any *one* of the following: The answer to that last option would completely independent of orientation and applicable to all ellipses having a chord length of 6 with...
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    Equation for Ellipse from a chord - no other parameters

    Indeed. Simi-valid at best. How does that statement apply to this question?: What is the exact distance from the center of the chord to the center of the ellipse? Any way you spin it, there is only one "correct" answer. Seems we are beginning to hone in on the issue at hand. What is the...
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    Equation for Ellipse from a chord - no other parameters

    Thanks for the reply zgozvrm. I just clicked on it and it still works for me. Key words in your statement: "that fit that description". Symantics aside. If you see car on the street and cock your head, that makes it a different car? Is that right? The relations of the chord on the...
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    Equation for Ellipse from a chord - no other parameters

    Equation for Ellipse from a chord -- no other parameters! Homework Statement Known conditions are: End points of the chord intersect the major and minor axis. Proximity to nearest parallel tangent. Known (hypothetical) values are: The length of the chord is 10. The chord is 1.25 from...