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geometry

  

intersection

  

find the intersections between two lines, a line and a circle, or two circles

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

intersection(obj, f, g, s)

Parameters

obj

-

name

f, g

-

the lines or circles

s

-

(optional) list of two names

Description

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The routine finds the intersection between two lines, a line and a circle, or two circles.

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The output is obj which is assigned to a list of two points (two points of intersection), or a point (one point of intersection), or nothing (there is no point of intersection).

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If the argument s is given and in case there exists two points of intersection, the names of the two points are the two elements in the list.

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For more details on the point(s) of intersection, use detail.

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The command with(geometry,intersection) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.

Examples

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See Also

geometry[circle]

geometry[line]

 


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