4:30 AM, Friday July 10th 2020
This is looking much better. I'll go ahead and mark this lesson as complete.
Next Steps:
Move onto lesson 3.
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9:49 AM, Friday July 10th 2020
Hey Uncomfortable,
Can I ask you a question about the 250 ellipse challenge? It is regarding the minor axis correction as stated here: https://imgur.com/a/CNS74JH
I understand that the corrections should be exactly 1/2 of the ellipse length, but how did you figure out how to draw the angle of the correction line? Is it arbitrary?
(I know i'm on lesson 3, but I've been going through them during the 2 week buffer between submissions given i've just been at home heh)
Thanks for your time!
4:56 PM, Friday July 10th 2020
Before I answer your question, I do want to stress the importance of you adhering to the 50% rule from lesson 0. It's not uncommon for students to scoff at it and to still decide to put all their time towards practice and structured exercises, especially because they're a lot easier to just do, but doing so would be an incredible disservice to yourself, and would cause significant hurdles for you in the future.
That said, no, the angle of the minor axis is not at all arbitrary. The minor axis is a line that cuts an ellipse into two equal, symmetrical halves down its narrowest dimension. Meaning that if you were to fold your ellipse across this axis, one side would line up perfectly over the other. There are only two such lines upon which an ellipse can be folded like this - the major axis, which goes across the larger span, and the minor axis, which stretches across its narrowest span.
As a side note, the 250 cylinder challenge is best done after lesson 5, immediately before lesson 6. You do have the option to tackle it earlier than that, but that is my recommendation.
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