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#1 2012-12-21 02:46:23
- rajinikanth0602
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solid angle
find the solid angle submitted by the ellipse with semi major axis ''a'' and semi minor axis ''b'' at a point which is at a distance ''h'' from centre and plane of the ellipse?????
#2 2012-12-23 13:42:25
- scientia
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Re: solid angle
Well, the polar co-ordinates of the ellipse is
so you're looking at a right-angled triangle with height and base . The solid angle is
where .