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Distance of the focal point from the center of an ellipse

Description

Ellipse is a curve on a plane surrounding two focal points such that a straight line drawn from one of the focal points to any point on the curve and then back to the other focal point has the same length for every point on the curve. The intersection of the X and Y Cartesian axes, is the center of the ellipse

Related formulas

Variables

fDistance of the focal point from the center (m)
aOne-half of the ellipse's major axe (m)
bOne-half of the ellipse's minor axe (m)