Calculate the eccentricity of a shape

Calculate Eccentricity



Formula

The formula to calculate the Eccentricity is:

\[ e = \frac{c}{a} \]

Where:

What is Eccentricity?

Eccentricity is defined as the ratio of the distance from the center to a focus point to the distance from the center to the vertex. It is a measure of how much a conic section (such as an ellipse or hyperbola) deviates from being circular.

Example Calculation

Let's assume the following values:

Using the formula to calculate the Eccentricity (e):

\[ e = \frac{3}{5} = 0.60 \]

The Eccentricity is 0.60.