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  2. Distance from a point to a line - Wikipedia

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    This proof is valid only if the line is neither vertical nor horizontal, that is, we assume that neither a nor b in the equation of the line is zero. The line with equation ax + by + c = 0 has slope -a/b, so any line perpendicular to it will have slope b/a (the negative reciprocal). Let (m, n) be the point of intersection of the line ax + by ...

  3. Convex hull algorithms - Wikipedia

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    Find the two points with the lowest and highest x-coordinates, and the two points with the lowest and highest y-coordinates. (Each of these operations takes O ( n ).) These four points form a convex quadrilateral , and all points that lie in this quadrilateral (except for the four initially chosen vertices) are not part of the convex hull.

  4. Line coordinates - Wikipedia

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    A linear equation in line coordinates has the form al + bm + c = 0, where a, b and c are constants. Suppose (l, m) is a line that satisfies this equation.If c is not 0 then lx + my + 1 = 0, where x = a/c and y = b/c, so every line satisfying the original equation passes through the point (x, y).

  5. Convex hull - Wikipedia

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    For bounded sets in the Euclidean plane, not all on one line, the boundary of the convex hull is the simple closed curve with minimum perimeter containing . One may imagine stretching a rubber band so that it surrounds the entire set S {\displaystyle S} and then releasing it, allowing it to contract; when it becomes taut, it encloses the convex ...

  6. Catenary - Wikipedia

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    A chain hanging from points forms a catenary. The silk on a spider's web forming multiple elastic catenaries.. In physics and geometry, a catenary (US: / ˈ k æ t ən ɛr i / KAT-ən-err-ee, UK: / k ə ˈ t iː n ər i / kə-TEE-nər-ee) is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or cable assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends in a uniform gravitational field.

  7. Line–sphere intersection - Wikipedia

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    : distance from the origin of the line u {\displaystyle \mathbf {u} } : direction of line (a non-zero vector) Searching for points that are on the line and on the sphere means combining the equations and solving for d {\displaystyle d} , involving the dot product of vectors:

  8. Line (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    These equations can be derived from the normal form of the line equation by setting = ⁡, and = ⁡, and then applying the angle difference identity for sine or cosine. These equations can also be proven geometrically by applying right triangle definitions of sine and cosine to the right triangle that has a point of the line and the origin as ...

  9. Line detection - Wikipedia

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    The Hough transform [3] can be used to detect lines and the output is a parametric description of the lines in an image, for example ρ = r cos(θ) + c sin(θ). [1] If there is a line in a row and column based image space, it can be defined ρ, the distance from the origin to the line along a perpendicular to the line, and θ, the angle of the perpendicular projection from the origin to the ...