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| (...) You're talking about two points on the circumfrence of the circle, right? ATM, I don't see how you could figure it out without also knowing the arc between the two points (err, IOW, the angle that they form if connected to the center of the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: Here's looking at Euclid
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| (...) [x-post and f.u.t. to off-topic.geek since this could get complicated] Well, I have a B.A. in math, but I think this should be a simple enough answer: you can't. The main explanation is that it generally takes three distinct points to (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | | | Here's looking at Euclid
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| Since I haven't had geometry in a zillion years, I'm ill-equipped to solve a little dilemma I've run across, and I thought a few of the more math-minded among us might be able to help. Here goes: Given two points on a circle, can one compute the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) that (...) True. that's the only way to SOLVE it. But double posting is due to human error. This human errs because there are more steps than necessary. I claim I'd make less mistakes if the path from post initiation to return to my original (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.general)
| | | | | Re: Double the Fun
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| (...) Having two buttons (rather than just one) wouldn't solve the problem that it would solve -- i.e., the problem of accidental double-posting. Only way AFAIK to solve that is to embed a unique code into the posting form or to compare new incoming (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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