point in ellipse

[kokobango]

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I see many function for circle collision, but do not see any for ellipse. Here is my version for Point / Ellipse:

function pointEllipse(px, py, cx, cy, r1, r2){
    var dx = px-cx;
    var dy = py-cy;
    return ((dx*dx)/(r1*r1)+(dy*dy)/(r2*r2)<=1);
}

[jeffThompson]

Oh wow, thanks! It was my understanding that ellipse collision is super complicated but this seems relatively straightforward. Could you explain the last bit to me?

[kokobango]

Oh, this is not my discover. I looked for such collision and found it in one answer. Tested it and it is working very well. Also I found an article for that subject: http://yehar.com/blog/?p=2926