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Possible to plot geometric relations using constraints instead of equations?
I understand how to create points and lines and manipulate them, but what if I want to constrain drawn figures based on those points and lines without actually figuring out the equation of the figure, ...
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How to compile Heike's winding number function?
Heike gave the following function for winding number:
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Triangle mapped on a sphere in $\mathbb R^3$?
How can I map a triangle on an sphere? I want to visualize (plot or animate) it for my student in my Non Euclidean geometry. I have no restrictions on the triangle's kind or on the sphere in $\mathbb ...
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Calculating a minimum bounding box for a set of 3-space coordinates / spheres
I have a set of 3-space coordinates for the atoms of a molecule (I could also transform them into spheres with radii corresponding to the atoms they represent). I would like to place this molecule ...
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Distance between point and line segments
How would you determine the shortest distance between a point and one or more segments?
For example, what is the shortest distance between the point and the two segments below? Clearly the point is ...
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Drawing a quadrilateral inscribed within a circle
I would like to draw a quadrilateral inscribed within a circle. How can I construct this figure, taking into account arbitrary (specified) side lengths, while still ensuring that the vertices of the ...
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How to draw a great circle on a sphere?
I apologize for the text description, but new users are not allowed to post images.
I want to draw a circle that cuts through the center of a sphere and has an inclination of 15 degrees with the ...
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Approximating an ornamental curve
How do I go about approximating this ornamental curve? Note that the curve has somewhat variable thickness as typical in calligraphy, which I would also like to replicate.
The excellent reference ...
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How to plot rectangles aligned by their center?
Supose I have a rectangle which area is $x^2$. In some cases I may not know what is the size of each side, for $x=12,$ we have several possibilites:
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How can I pack circles of different sizes into a spiral?
Given a list of circles of different areas, I need to arrange them tangentially in order of increasing area and spiraling outward. An example of the type of packing I'm attempting is shown by the ...
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How do I draw a triangle given the lengths of the sides?
I know, of course, how to draw a triangle in the plane given the vertices:
Graphics[Polygon[{{1, 0}, {0, Sqrt[3]}, {-1, 0}}]]
But I'm not sure how to simply draw ...
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Intersecting graphics
Does the Mathematica graphics system have any concept of intersecting graphics? I've not found much in the documents so far. For example, if I want to show the intersection of two shapes:
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