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The '''semimajor axis''' can either be attributed to an [[ellipse]] or a [[hyperbola]].
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The '''semimajor axis''' can be attributed to a [[conic section]].
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==Circle==
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<i> See [[radius]] </i>
  
 
==Ellipse==
 
==Ellipse==
The semimajor axis passes through the [[center]] and one of the [[foci]] of an [[ellipse]], and is half of the [[major axis]].
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The semimajor axis passes through the [[center]] and one of the [[focus|foci]] of an [[ellipse]], and is half of the [[major axis]].
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==Parabola==
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==Hyperbola==
 
==Hyperbola==
 
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 5 January 2023

The semimajor axis can be attributed to a conic section.

Circle

See radius

Ellipse

The semimajor axis passes through the center and one of the foci of an ellipse, and is half of the major axis.

Parabola

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Hyperbola

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