document.write( "Question 1113154: What is the area of a section bounded by a closed elliptical whose major and minor segments measure 60 cm and 45 cm respectively? Please explain. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Ellipse has NO major and minor segments.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is WRONG terminology.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Ellipse has major and minor axes, as well as semi-major and semi-minor axes, instead.\r\n" );
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document.write( "        If the semi-major and semi-minor axes are  a= 60 cm  and  b= 45 cm,\r\n" );
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document.write( "        then the area of the ellipse is Area =  = 3.14*60*45 cm^2.\r\n" );
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