x = Math.cos(angle) *  radius
y = Math.sin(angle) * radius

Keep in mind the angle here needs to be in radians. If your angle is in
degrees, multiply it by 180 / Math.PI.

Also keep in mind the x and y values you get here will be relative to the
circle's center.

--T


On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Fabio Pinatti <fpina...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello list,
>
> since I ran from math classes, I have a question that I'm almost sure it's
> not hard to solve, but I don't know how to. I put a image at
> http://pinatti.com.br/circle.jpg, where it's a circle with red dots. I
> need
> to compute red dots's x/y position. The data I have is the angle that I
> increment (in this case 45ยบ each round), and the distance (the hypotenuse,
> right?).
>
> Any ideas for this math?
>
> Thanks in advance..
>
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