graphics - Calculating the coordinates of the third point of a triangle -
ok, know sounds should asked on math.stackoverflow.com, embarrassingly simple maths i've forgotten high-school, rather advanced post-graduate stuff!
i'm doing graphics programming, , have triangle. incidentally, 2 of triangle's sides equal, i'm not sure if that's relevant. have coordinates of 2 of corners (vertices), not third (these coordinates pixels on screen, in case that's relevant). know lengths of 3 sides.
how determine coordinates of unknown vertex?
for oblique triangles: c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab * cos(c)
where a, b, c lengths of sides (regardless of length) , a, b, c angles opposite side same letter.
use above figure out angle 1 of endpoints know, use angle, position of vertex, , angle between adjacent sides determine unknown vertex is.
and complexity of problem doesn't determine site should go on, subject matter. should move math.
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