geom3d
OnSegment
Find the point which divides the segment joining two given points by some ratio
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
OnSegment(C, A, B, k)
OnSegment(C, seg, k)
C
-
the name of the point to be created
A, B
two points
seg
segment
k
ratio
The routine returns point C which is the point lying on the segment defined by two points A, B with ratio k
For a detailed description of point C, use the routine detail (i.e., detail(C))
The command with(geom3d,OnSegment) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
withgeom3d:
assumea,real,b,real,c,real,d,real,a≠c,k,real
pointA,a,b,1,pointB,c,d,5:
OnSegmentC,A,B,k
Error, (in geom3d:-OnSegment) unable to determine if k+1 is zero
additionallyk≠−1
coordinatesC
c~k~+a~k~+1,d~k~+b~k~+1,1+5k~k~+1
See Also
geom3d[point]
geom3d[segment]
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