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Give three points of a triangle and get all angles and side lengths
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triangle_info <- function(A, B, C) { | |
# Helper function to compute distance between two points | |
dist <- function(P, Q) sqrt((P[1] - Q[1])^2 + (P[2] - Q[2])^2) | |
# Side lengths | |
dist_AB <- dist(A, B) | |
dist_AC <- dist(A, C) | |
dist_BC <- dist(B, C) | |
# Law of Cosines for each angle | |
angle_A <- acos((dist_AB^2 + dist_AC^2 - dist_BC^2) / (2 * dist_AB * dist_AC)) * 180 / pi | |
angle_B <- acos((dist_AB^2 + dist_BC^2 - dist_AC^2) / (2 * dist_AB * dist_BC)) * 180 / pi | |
angle_C <- acos((dist_AC^2 + dist_BC^2 - dist_AB^2) / (2 * dist_AC * dist_BC)) * 180 / pi | |
return(list( | |
angle_A = angle_A, | |
angle_B = angle_B, | |
angle_C = angle_C, | |
dist_AB = dist_AB, | |
dist_AC = dist_AC, | |
dist_BC = dist_BC | |
)) | |
} | |
# Example usage: | |
A <- c(0, 0) | |
B <- c(1, 0) | |
C <- c(0, 1) | |
triangle_info(A, B, C) |
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