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ecc2flat

Flattening of ellipse from eccentricity

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    Syntax

    f = ecc2flat(ecc)

    Description

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    f = ecc2flat(ecc) computes the flattening f of an ellipse or an ellipsoid of revolution given its eccentricity ecc.

    Examples

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    Find the flattening of an ellipse from the eccentricity.

    f = ecc2flat(0.0818)
    f = 0.0034

    Input Arguments

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    Eccentricity of the ellipse, specified as a numeric scalar. The value of ecc must be in the range [0, 1].

    Data Types: single | double

    Output Arguments

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    Flattening, returned as a numeric scalar.

    Version History

    Introduced before R2006a

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