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Drawing ellipse

publish date: 2024/03/27 20:59:42.841424 UTC

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The easiest way to draw an ellipse is to put two tacks in a piece of paper and put a loose loop of a string around them, as shown in the figure below.

tacks_draw_ellipse.gif

If the tacks are placed farther apart, how will the shape of the ellipse be changed?

It will be flatter
It will be a circle
It will be a straight line

Correct Answer

It will be flatter

Reference

Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide

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