Re: how to calculate the volume of ellipsoid cap with length of axis a,b,c

From: Lynn Kurtz (kurtzDELETE-THIS_at_asu.edu)
Date: 06/07/04


Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:52:43 -0700

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:29:33 -0700, Lynn Kurtz
<kurtzDELETE-THIS@asu.edu> wrote:

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>z = c*sqrt(1 - (x/a)^2 + (y/b)^2) for the top half.

Typo + should obviously be - above and below

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>One way to compute the volume under this surface is:
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>doubleint(c*sqrt(1 - (x/a)^2 + (y/b)^2)) over appropriate xy limits.
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