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Eccentricity e of a cylindric section

Description

Eccentricity e of the cylindric section and semi-major axis of the cylindric section depend on the radius of the cylinder and the angle between the secant plane and cylinder semi-major axis .
Cylindric sections are the intersections of cylinders with planes

Related formulas

Variables

eEccentricity e of the cylindric section (m)
rRadius of the base of the cylinder (m)
aAngle between the secant plane and cylinder semi-major axis . (degrees)