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Intersection of parallels
Saturday, February 04, 2012
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Problem
We have two pairs of parallel lines, wich intersect by a given angle. We look for the coordinates of the intersection point of the inner lines, if we know the distances of the lines
D1
,
D2
and the inclination of the second pair (
alpha
).
Solution
We find the inclination at the inner point in a similar triangle. This brings us to the solution for the coordinates
(X/D1)
and to the angle of the miter
beta
:
In case of alpha=90° or alpha=270° is
X=D2
.