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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §3.5 Parabolas, Ellipses, and Hyperbolas, #32 · Geometry · Conic sections

Compute the area of a square that just fits inside the ellipse…

This problem is about parabolas, are about ellipses, are about hyperbolas.

Compute the area of a square that just fits inside the ellipse $x^{2} / a^{2} + y^{2} / b^{2} = 1$ .

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §3.5 Parabolas, Ellipses, and Hyperbolas, #32

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