Re: intersection of two circles
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- Subject: [mg105870] Re: [mg105850] intersection of two circles
- From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:06:41 -0500 (EST)
- References: <200912211201.HAA05285@smc.vnet.net>
On 21 Dec 2009, at 21:01, Felix wrote: > Hey, > I m already hours busy with trying to find a way to indicate the coordinates of the point(s) where two circles intersect. > Does Mathematica have a function that gives me the points of intersection if my input are the coordinates (in 2D) and the radii. > Thanks, > > Felix > In principle, of course. eq1 = (x - 2)^2 + (y - 3)^2 == 4;eq2 = (x - 1)^2 + (y - 4)^2 === 9; {x, y} /. Solve[{eq1, eq2}] {{(1/4)*(11 - Sqrt[23]), (1/4)*(9 - Sqrt[23])}, {(1/4)*(11 + Sqrt[23]), (1/4)*(9 + Sqrt[23])}} ?? Andrzej Kozlowski
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- From: Felix <f.becke@gmx.de>
- intersection of two circles