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23 Apr 2024 14:09:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: arc length?  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 9 Dec 2019 05:03:29
Message: <5dee1bf1@news.povray.org>
Op 09/12/2019 om 10:49 schreef Dick Balaska:
> Am 12/9/19 2:39 AM, also sprach Thomas de Groot:
>> Given a circle with known radius, what is the length of the arc 
>> segment formed between two radii with a known angle?
>>
>> if you understand what I mean; that description feels awkward... :-/
>>
> 
> Wouldn't it be some fractional part of the circumference?
> 
> given degrees angle a=10, angle b=100 radius r=20
> 
> length = pi*r*2*(b-a)/360
> 
> 

I didn't think of that! Thanks!! :-)

-- 
Thomas


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