Drawing a Sphere

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last posted Jan. 16, 2014, 4:27 p.m.

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The equation of an ellipse rotated by A is

((x * cos(A) + y * sin(A)) / a) ** 2 + ((x * sin(A) - y * cos(A)) / b) ** 2 == 1

We know the (x, y) of two points (the poles) and the major radius a so, in theory we could solve for A and b, the two parameters we need.

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