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Re: Here's looking at Euclid
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Wed, 2 Aug 2000 19:06:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, David Eaton writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Dave Schuler writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.geek, John Gramley writes:
> > >
> > > **snip of some rather helpful stuff**
> > >
> > > 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?
> > >
> > > 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)
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> I have the coordinates of the points, so am I correct in thinking I can
> calculate X?
Nope... again, not unless you know something else (like how many verticies
there are in between the two points). You could probably come up with a good
guestimate, though, since there would only be 4 possible values for X, all of
which you could calculate (there could be either 0,1,2,or 3 verticies of the
inscribed octagon in between the two points). Then you could concievably find
the answer that appears to match most closely-- but that assumes you have can
even make a good guess...
DaveE
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| (...) D'oh! I should have specified that the two points are vertices of a single side of the octagon; I'm sure of that much! Am I on the right track here? Assuming that the side of the inscribed octagon is 10 units long, I'm calculating the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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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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