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    x(t) = a cos(t) y(t) = b sin(t)

    x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1

    r(θ) = (a b)/sqrt((b^2 - a^2) cos^2(θ) + a^2)

    (for an ellipse with center at the origin, semimajor axis a parallel to the x-axis, and semiminor axis b parallel to the y-axis)

    Properties

    algebraic | closed | conic | convex | oval | parametric | quadratic | simple

    Basic properties

    A = π a b

    s = 4 a E(1 - b^2/a^2)

    d = 2

    Conic properties

    {(-sqrt(a^2 - b^2), 0), (sqrt(a^2 - b^2), 0)}

    e = sqrt(1 - b^2/a^2)

    p = b^2/sqrt(a^2 - b^2)

    L = b^2/a

    piecewise | {x = -a^2/sqrt(a^2 - b^2) ∨ x = a^2/sqrt(a^2 - b^2)} | ba | (otherwise)

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