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Re: Refreshing grade school math.

Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Date 2020-01-13 15:31 -0800
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Subject Re: Refreshing grade school math.
From "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com>

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On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 2:53:19 PM UTC-6, Julio Di Egidio wrote:
> On Monday, 13 January 2020 21:22:25 UTC+1, Michael Haufe (TNO)  wrote:
> 
> > y = +/- sqrt(r^2 - x^2)
> > 
> > That's enough for you to plot your points.
> 
> That is just not enough to find the point at 2pi/n degrees from the
> horizontal.  And it is quite a naive approach even for just drawing a
> circle properly.

Which is why you need to read the rest of the post...

it's obviously not what should be done by the OP but he insists on avoiding more direct approaches

> When Dunning-Kruger becomes a compliment.
> 
> *Plonk*

The pot calling the kettle black...

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Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-08 23:54 -0800
  Re: Refreshing grade school math. "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2020-01-09 09:19 +0100
    Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-09 00:34 -0800
      Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-09 00:43 -0800
        Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-09 00:44 -0800
    Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-11 05:09 -0800
      Re: Refreshing grade school math. Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-01-11 22:13 -0800
        Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-13 09:58 -0800
          Re: Refreshing grade school math. Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-01-13 10:16 -0800
            Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-13 11:16 -0800
          Re: Refreshing grade school math. "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2020-01-13 12:22 -0800
            Re: Refreshing grade school math. Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-01-13 12:53 -0800
              Re: Refreshing grade school math. "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2020-01-13 15:31 -0800
              Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-13 16:03 -0800
            Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-13 13:00 -0800
              Re: Refreshing grade school math. "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2020-01-13 15:35 -0800
                Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-13 15:43 -0800
            Re: Refreshing grade school math. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2020-01-14 01:01 +0100
              Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-13 16:07 -0800
        Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-13 10:01 -0800
        Re: Refreshing grade school math. Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2020-01-13 10:04 -0800

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