Ellipse area and perimeter calculator

Calculate the area and approximate perimeter of an ellipse.

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Quick guide

Try an example

You enter

First semi-axis
5
Second semi-axis
3

You get

Area
47.1238898038
Approximate perimeter
25.5269988628
How it works and limits

Enter both semi-axis lengths, measured from the centre in the same unit. The perimeter uses Ramanujan’s approximation.