Ellipsoid with semiaxes a, b, & c

abh 2
h
1
c
3
c

achK
3

ach
V
6
ach K

(c & h collinear)

0 h 2c

0ba
ba
a b 2a

1
2M 1 M 2
M

K cos 1 M M 3 cosh 1

Base an ellipse with semiaxes a & c

ab
Volume
M slice parallel to h (a & b collinear)
Use radian amode in all equations

0 b 2R
h2 R 2
2h
w Rb
r

h r r 2 R2

y 2Rb b 2
z r 2 R2

Use radian mode in all equations

Volume slice parallel to h (b & R collinear)

3
2

2
2
3

r cos1 R rw cos1 R rw z 2 R cos1 w wr 2 w tan1 y 2wyz

3
R w r
R w r r
R
3
z
3
r

or

R b

x 2 cos1

r 2 R2
r 2 x2

dx

r 2 R2
2

2 1 R b

R b 2Rb b 2
R cos
R

Dan Jones at Dr2Jones@bellsouth.net or (225)756-9054

5/1/04

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