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Journeyman Geek

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KronoS

@JourneymanGeek you're amazing

@IvoFlipse:

I have an interesting Python problem. I'm given two set of coordinates (think lat, long) representing two locations and a set of angles associated with those locations. I need to draw a vector starting at each coordinate at an the given angle. Then determine if they intersect and see where they intersect.

I'm not sure how to do the following:

* Graph a vector based solely on a single point and the angle
* Programmatically determine if and where they intersect.

any advice?

Journeyman Geek

@KronoS: wouldn't making them a pair of equations and seeing if there is any point both is true work?

KronoS

that would work... but how would I go about doing that?

creating an equation for each point-angle pair?

Journeyman Geek

I would guess so ;p

I'm half asleep, and I usually math as well as I catch my own tail, even awake ;p

Those also sound like polar co-ordinates, but I can't quite remember anything about those right now ;p

KronoS

3:09 PM