Equations for finding points on a circle circumference

[Bigus]

Hi

In this diagram, the points with a green dot are known and the red ones unknown. Could someone explain what formula I need to determine the red dotted points?



Thanks

[little_dragon]

if lines are straight vert/hor then u can use 1/2 of green pts to get red pts
if "known" means "x,y pts" then u can use coords
if center is put to origin then u can use x^2+y^2=r^2
like: for pt c on vert line, u know x-coord for c is same as for l & g (say L)
then y-coord is r^2-L^2
same way for hor lines

[jg.allinsymbols]

Not possible. We do not have the distance relationships for the nine most-central green points in regard to distance from center point to green point on the circle. For example, how does AF relate to FK ? The point F is not the mid point of those. It may LOOK like it, but we are not given that specifically.

... On the other hand, if we can take it that F is a midpoint of AK, then we have something. We might assume the circle is r radius so we have x^2+y^2=r^2, and if we just assign a number or know a number for r, then from the center of the circle, we can read x or y coordinates and calculate the other coordinate. Then we have whatever red point on the circle we want.

Imagine r=1, and KC=1, and KL is 1/2. You then have x=1/2. You could find y.
y^2+(1/2)^2=1

[Bigus]

Hi

Ahh, so the technique is to use pythagoras - I should have thought of that!

I have extended the formula to deal with the fact that the origin (a,b) of my circles are not 0,0 so to get the y coord for my point C I am using:



(where points on my circle diagram are captalised)

Many thanks for both your help

Regards
Bigus