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On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 03:31:18 -0500, Tim Cook <z99### [at] bellsouth net> wrote:
> I glanced at a few sites hit with Google, but didn't see
> anything particularly simple to do this, so I'll ask here.
> I have an ellipse, of which I know its centre point (0,0)
> and its major and minor axes (looks a lot like a nonuniform
> scaled cylinder ^_^ )...I want to find its foci (well, only
> one of 'em, but if I know one I have the other). Is there
> a quick formula for doing this with the given data, or do I
> have to try to remember more than the most fundamental
> aspects of my mathematical education?
If I understand what you are looking for correctly, I see answer in first
entry of http://www.google.com/search?q=finding+foci+ellipse :-)
ABX
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