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An eclipse is when the moon or sun block each other out. An ellipse is a mathmaticle geomotry tearm that has to do with curves.

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What kind of ellipse occurs when the moon is between the earth and the moon?

When the moon is between the earth and the sun, the kind of eclipse that occurs is a solar eclipse. The moon moves directly in front of the sun, blocking its light and casting a shadow on Earth, creating a darkened area.


How are foci related to eccentricity?

The foci of an ellipse are points used to define its shape, and the eccentricity of an ellipse is a measure of how "elongated" or stretched out it is. The closer the foci are to each other, the smaller the eccentricity, while the farther apart the foci are, the larger the eccentricity of the ellipse.


What is the difference between a solar eclipse and a luner eclapes?

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between the sun and the moon, causing Earth's shadow to cover the moon.


What is the difference between a ellipse and an oblate spheroid?

An ellipse is a flat, two-dimensional closed curve with the property that the sum of the distances from any point on the curve to two fixed points (foci) is constant. An oblate spheroid, on the other hand, is a three-dimensional shape formed by rotating an ellipse about its minor axis, resulting in a symmetrical, rounded shape with a bulging equator. In essence, an oblate spheroid is a three-dimensional version of an ellipse.


How many foci are at the center of an ellipse?

An ellipse has 2 foci. They are inside the ellipse, but they can't be said to be at the centre, as an ellipse doesn't have one.

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What is the major difference between an eclipse and a hyperbola?

The difference, major or not, is that an eclipse and a hyperbola are not related, at all. You might have meant to say "Ellipse". In that case, an ellipse is a closed line shape of which the left and right bouts are symmetrical and the top and bottom bouts are also symmetrical. A hyperbola can never close, and only its left and right parts are symmetrical.


What is the difference between a circlee and an ellipse?

A circle is perfectly round and an ellipse is oval.


What is the major difference between the equation for a hyperbola and for an ellipse?

ellipse are added hyperbola are subtracted


Explain the difference between the constant of a hyperbola and the constant of an ellipse?

In contrast, for an ellipse it is the ''sum'' of these distances that is a constant


The major difference between the equation for a hyperbola and for an ellipse is the operation performed. the terms in the equation of a blank are added?

Ellipse


What is the difference between an ellipse and an oval?

An ellipse always has two axes of reflection; an oval has one or more.So, an egg-shape is an oval, but not an ellipse.In short an ellipse is an oval, but an oval may or may not be an ellipse.


What are the difference between circle and ellipse between circle and ellipse?

An ellipse is a shape on which the sum of the distances from every point to two points inside called the foci (focuses) is always the same number. A circle is an ellipse with both foci (focuses) at the same point.


How does ellipse look like?

An eclipse is bright and beautiful!