Length of Intercept Made by a Line Through the Centre

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Length of Intercept Made by a Line Through the Centre

For a line through the centre having slope $$m$$:

$$y=mx$$

the length of the chord cut by the ellipse is:

$$L=\frac{2ab\sqrt{1+m^2}}{\sqrt{b^2+a^2m^2}}$$

Usage

- Used to calculate the diameter along a specified slope.

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