Picture a narrow cone with the top lopped-off. More like a tower, but the bottom circumference is larger than the top. Ok, a lighthouse. Now, cut it down the side and lay it out flat. Basically it would be something like a rhombus with a concave top and a convex bottom. How could I calculate/create that design knowing the dimensions I want my final shape to be? Something like this:

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