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Re: Constraining a Location to Move Along a Plot in a

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• Subject: [mg127782] Re: Constraining a Location to Move Along a Plot in a
• From: Gregory Lypny <gregory.lypny at videotron.ca>
• Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:26:20 -0400 (EDT)
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This is so cool.  Thank you, Bob.

Gregory


On Tue, Aug 21, 2012, at 10:30 AM, Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Manipulate[
> Module[{f, m, b, xmin = -5, xmax = 5},
>  f[x_] :=
>   (m*x + b /. Solve[{
>        pt1[[2]] == m*pt1[[1]] + b,
>        pt2[[2]] == m*pt2[[1]] + b},
>       {m, b}][[1]]);
>  Graphics[{
>    Line[{{xmin, f[xmin]},
>      {xmax, f[xmax]}}],
>    AbsolutePointSize[8],
>    Red,
>    Tooltip[Point[{x, f[x]}], {x, f[x]}],
>    Blue,
>    Tooltip[Point[
>      {InverseFunction[f][y], y}],
>     {InverseFunction[f][y], y}]},
>   Frame -> True, Axes -> False,
>   PlotRange -> {{xmin, xmax}, {-5, 5}}]],
> {{x, -1, Style["x", Red, Bold, 12]}, -5, 5, 0.1,
>  Appearance -> "Labeled"},
> {{y, 1, Style["y", Blue, Bold, 12]}, -5, 5, 0.1,
>  Appearance -> "Labeled"},
> {{pt1, {-4, -4}}, Locator},
> {{pt2, {4, 4}}, Locator}]
> 
> 
> Bob Hanlon
> 

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  • Constraining a Location to Move Along a Plot in a Manipulate
    • From: Gregory Lypny <gregory.lypny@videotron.ca>