marlon Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I need to move the circle shown here: so that it becomes tangent to an arc and the endpoint of a line: given these measurements How do I do it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Offset the arc by 200. Draw a circle of radius 200 at the end of the line. Where they intersect is the centre of the 200 radius circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlon Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 You're a genius! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Mac Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Great idea Eldon I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Thank you, kind people, for your plaudits. I just like graphical solutions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Has that question been read correctly? that circle isn't in a position where the line is tangent to it, although the arc is surely the circle needs to be on the other side of the arc, such that it's the other end of the line that becomes tangent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Has that question been read correctly? that circle isn't in a position where the line is tangent to it, although the arc is surely the circle needs to be on the other side of the arc, such that it's the other end of the line that becomes tangent? You cannot have a tangent to an endpoint of a line, therefore I read it as passing through the endpoint of the line as dimensioned, and the OP seems quite happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlon Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 You're right, I should have said 'passing through the end point of a line' instead of 'tangent to the end point'. Sorry guys. What's an op? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car5858 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 You're right, I should have said 'passing through the end point of a line' instead of 'tangent to the end point'. Sorry guys. What's an op? Original Poster (you) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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