And does the number of circles vary? Will it always be the same number?
On 17/09/06, Andreas R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The circles can be any size. Alias™ wrote: > Ok, are the circles all the same size, or do they have the same length? > > Alias > > On 17/09/06, Andreas R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> smart people, help a less smart one out: >> >> I'm faced with a problem similar to the seven circles theorem >> (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/SevenCirclesTheorem.html) in that i need >> to arrange x number of circles along a circular path, making sure they >> all touch their two neighbors. In this way, the path's radius is NOT >> given, but is rather made up from the sum of all the circles' diametres. >> >> I've boiled the problem down to this: I have a line of x length with y >> number of segments of nonuniform length. I know the final length of the >> line because i know the length of each individual segment. >> >> Now, i need to "bend" this line so that the end of the final segment >> touches on the beginning of the first one. As such, each segment must be >> given an angle somehow based on the overall amount of segments and their >> individual lengths. >> >> Beyond this, i'm stumped. I've been pouring over mathworld and google >> looking for such bendyness, and i've come up empty handed. >> >> Anyone have suggestions, possible solutions? >> >> Thanks, >> >> - A >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] >> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >> http://www.figleaf.com >> http://training.figleaf.com >> > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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