Classroom Tips and Techniques: Trigonometric Parametrization of an Ellipse

Computing a line integral around an ellipse is more easily done if the ellipse is described parametrically. In this month's article, we delineate how to obtain an exact trigonometric parametrization of an ellipse, even one whose axes are rotated with respect to the coordinate axes.

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Dr. Robert Lopez

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Maple Document

Publish Date:

April 7, 2009

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Maple 12

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English

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Mathematics: Trigonometry

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