""" Code From https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4001948/drawing-a-triangle-in-a-coordinate-plane-given-its-three-sides """ class CirclesSeparate(BaseException): pass class CircleContained(BaseException): pass def third_point(PVector_a, PVector_b, ac_length, bc_length): """ Find PVector_c given: PVector_a PVector_b ac_length bc_length PVector_d == PVector at which the right-angle to c is formed. """ ab_length = PVector_a.dist(PVector_b) if ab_length > (ac_length + bc_length): raise CirclesSeparate("Given sides do not intersect!") elif ab_length < abs(ac_length - bc_length): raise CircleContained("The circles around the points do not intersect") # get the length to the vertex of the right triangle formed, # by the intersection formed by circles a and b ad_length = (ab_length**2 + ac_length**2 - bc_length**2)/(2.0 * ab_length) # get the height of the line at a right angle from a_length h = sqrt(abs(ac_length**2 - ad_length**2)) # Calculate the mid PVector (PVector_d), needed to calculate PVector_c(1|2) d_x = PVector_a.x + ad_length * (PVector_b.x - PVector_a.x)/ab_length d_y = PVector_a.y + ad_length * (PVector_b.y - PVector_a.y)/ab_length PVector_d = PVector(d_x, d_y) # get PVector_c location # --> get x c_x1 = PVector_d.x + h * (PVector_b.y - PVector_a.y)/ab_length c_x2 = PVector_d.x - h * (PVector_b.y - PVector_a.y)/ab_length # --> get y c_y1 = PVector_d.y - h * (PVector_b.x - PVector_a.x)/ab_length c_y2 = PVector_d.y + h * (PVector_b.x - PVector_a.x)/ab_length PVector_c1 = PVector(c_x1, c_y1) PVector_c2 = PVector(c_x2, c_y2) return PVector_c1 #, PVector_c2