SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 1, 2025John D. Cook

Fitting a parabola to an ellipse and vice versa

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Parabolas can be uniquely fitted to ellipses at extreme points, while fitting ellipses to parabolas offers more flexibility, allowing better matching over a wider range while maintaining curvature at the vertex.

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