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The equation of the parabola is
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Here
and
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The parametric representation of the general ellipse is
and
,
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Substitute
and
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Arc length :
\The arc length of the curve for the parametric equations
and
in the interval
is
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Consider 
Apply derivative on each side with respect to
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Consider
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Apply derivative on each side with respect to
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Substitute
and
and
in
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Substitute
and
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The Simpsons Rule for approximating
,
,
where
and
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Fidn the
for
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Substitute
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The function
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Substitute corresponding values in
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The length of the circumference of the ellipse is
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The length of the circumference of the ellipse is
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