SOLUTION: What is the circumferance of a oval?

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Question 435401: What is the circumferance of a oval?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the circumferance of a oval?
An oval shape is called an "ellipse".

There is no exact formula for circumference of an ellipse
as there is for the area of an ellipse

 

However, this formula comes pretty close:

C+=+2pi%2Asqrt%28%28red%28a%29%5E2%2Bgreen%28b%29%5E2%29%2F2%29, but don't take it as exact!

However, the formula for the area of an ellipse is

A=pi%2Ared%28a%29green%28b%29, which is exact.

Edwin