Re: How to draw an ellipse?
- To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg10373] Re: [mg10343] How to draw an ellipse?
- From: "Sherman.Reed" <sherman.reed@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 04:10:05 -0500
Krishnan,
ParametricPlot[{Cos[t],2*Sin[t]},{t,0,2*Pi}] with a=1, b=2 does the
trick nicely.
Sherman C. Reed
sherman.reed@worldnet.att.net
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> From: Krishnan Jayakrishnan <saljxk@dix.agl.uh.edu>
To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
> To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
> Subject: [mg10373] [mg10343] How to draw an ellipse?
> Date: Thursday, January 08, 1998 10:41 PM
>
> 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