Formula

c = a - b

e = c / a (e = eccentricity, closer essentricity is to 1 the more squashed it is)

note: a value is always the bigger value so if the value under the y is bigger then that value becomes and the value under the x becomes b

Vertical Elipse

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the a is under the x hence the vertical elipse

Horizontal Elipse

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the a is under the y hence the horizontal elipse