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When a > b > 0,
the major axis is on the x-axis, vertices (±a, 0), co-vertices (0, ±b),
the major axis is on the y-axis, vertices (0, ±a), co-vertices (±b, 0).
The shape
of a given ellipse will depend on the values of a and b.
The constant a is half the length of the
major axis and b is half the
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