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Re: Math for Finding the distance to the hoop

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Originally Posted by Neko81795 View Post
if there are errors in my math, please correct me.
Mostly typos:

Page 10 first equation has the denominators swapped

Page 16 what's the area calculation for? you can get H directly from sin(90-(theta+s))=H/Q

Page 19 should be sin(90-(theta+s))


Here's another way to do it:

Code:
I = 180-o

T = sqrt[R^2 + C^2 - 2*R*C*cos(I)]     (Law of Cosines)

s = asin((R/T)*sin(I))     (Law of Sines)

w = 90-(theta+s)   <-angle between T and Q

H = Q*sin(w)

B = Q*cos(w)

F = sqrt[H^2 + (T-B)^2]


Last edited by Ether : 02-02-2012 at 11:16.