[TheForge] Ellipse generator?

[Jerry Frost]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Ellipse generator?


>
>
> Phlip wrote:
>
> > Andy, your way, what is the hypotenuse of the 6X6X3 triangle formed at
the
> > midpoint of the ellipse's axis?
>
> At midpoint of the major axis, the triangle will be 6x6x6, not 6x6x3.
> Loop == 18".  At midpoint, dist. between pegs is still 6", leaving 12"
> equally divided by the other two legs, and therefore you have an
> equilateral triangle.


No Andy, it would be 6 x 6 x 3. 3" being the radius of the minor axis.

Frosty
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