Questions tagged [mathematics]

The abstract study of topics encompassing quantity, structure, space, change, and other properties

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How to calculate the center and radius of a circle based on points

I have a set of lat/long points. I need to calculate the center point and radius of a circle that will encompass all the points. The co-ordinate system used is latitude/longitude as per google maps. I previously used Think-Geo MapSuite where I could…
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Determine on what side of a line my current position is at, no matter orientation

I know that this question has been up before, but I'll give it a shot since it's not exactly the same question. Imagine a straight line consisting of a start point and an end point. The orientation of the line in 2D can be whatever we choose. Now…
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