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How to draw an ellipse?

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• Subject: [mg10343] How to draw an ellipse?
• From: saljxk@dix.agl.uh.edu (Krishnan Jayakrishnan)
• Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 23:41:03 -0500
• Organization: University of Houston

Does any one know how to construct an ellipse? For example an ellipse
centered at (0,0) with intercepts at (-a,0,(a,0),(0,-b),(0,b) with
parametric equation
x(t) = a*cos(t)
y(t) = b*sin(t)
with t increasin from 0 to 2pi radians. --
Sincerely
Krishnan Jayakrishnan
Systems Administrator
Allied Geophysical Labs
University of Houston

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