circumference of an ellipse
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg19299] circumference of an ellipse
- From: "M.J.M. Maes" <mar.maes at wxs.nl>
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 22:34:51 -0400
- Organization: Planet Internet
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
I made a little spreadsheetfile to calculate the circumference (length) of an ellipse using an iterative process. When I compare the results with the results of a formula to approximate the lenght - which is pi(3(a+b)-sqrt((a+3b)(3a+b))) - the difference is greater then I expected (a few percents). This may be a shortcoming of the approximation formula, or of my worksheetformulae. Could someone please give me the exact results (in 10 or 15 digits) of some examples? a=2; b=1 a=5; b=1 a=100; b=26 Thanks in advance! Marcel