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Plot ellipse through apex and two other points
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For a number of years I've been using a simple rise/run vector to represent the direction of a moving object onscreen. For example, if I wanted to represent the trajectory of an object moving from...
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calculating maximum distinct char permutations
if I have four characters: R, G, B, Y, I can calculate the maximum possible permutations as they are distinct characters and the maximum is 24, which is the factorial of 4. but if the characters are:...
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[RESOLVED] calculating maximum distinct char permutations
if I have four characters: R, G, B, Y, I can calculate the maximum possible permutations as they are distinct characters and the maximum is 24, which is the factorial of 4. but if the characters are:...
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[C#] Finding angles based on side lengths
I've been following solutions on various sites about the law of sines and law of cosines. However, I must be all mixed up or something because I can't figure out the formulas. I know the lengths of all...
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In this problem all numbers are integers. In the range [1 - 100], find the number, or numbers, that have the maximum number of divisors. Example: -Divisors of 5 are: 1-5. The number of divisors is 2....
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[RESOLVED] [C#] Finding angles based on side lengths
I've been following solutions on various sites about the law of sines and law of cosines. However, I must be all mixed up or something because I can't figure out the formulas. I know the lengths of all...
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help with a formula to find lengths
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I'm wanting to create my own ProgressBar, more specifically using XNA. In order to do this, I need to fill the ProgressBar from position 0(which represents the minimum) to the value in relation to the...
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[RESOLVED] Circular segment height?
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I've got a random number between 0 and 1 (simple Rnd() function). If the number is less than 0.1, I need to know how many times you'd need to multiply 0.1 by 0.9 to get under the value I have. I also...
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