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Re: Here's looking at Euclid
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Wed, 2 Aug 2000 17:45:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, John Gramley writes:
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> **snip of some rather helpful stuff**
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> How about this:
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> Suppose the two points are vertices of an inscribed octagon whose sides are
> each of length X. Would that help?
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> Dave!
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:
sqrt((((2X)/sqrt(2))+X)^2+X^2)
But if you don't know how long X is, no help (sorry)
DaveE
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| (...) I have the coordinates of the points, so am I correct in thinking I can calculate X? In any case, thanks to everyone for the help; I have what I need to figure it out! Dave! (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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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! (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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