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Re: Here's looking at Euclid
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 2 Aug 2000 17:24:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, John Gramley writes:
**snip of some rather helpful stuff**
How about this:
Suppose the two points are vertices of an inscribed octagon whose sides are
each of length X. Would that help?
Dave!
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| (...) Well... yes, I guess... assuming you knew X, though, you could easily calculate the diameter of the circle even without knowing the distance apart the two points were... Then the diameter of the circle would simply be: (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Here's looking at Euclid
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| (...) The process depends on whether you want a numerical process or a construction process. I'm going to assume that you want a numerical process and that you know the coordinates of the three points. If you want a construction process to be able (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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