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Re: angular bisector
Posted:
Jan 21, 2013 11:32 AM
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asp <nithi.pravas@googlemail.com> wrote in message <e36e6809-36a1-4d79-a4e8-cd4ba96ff74b@googlegroups.com>...
> I am given three points...i constructed an angular bisector using vectors
> V1=[(p1(1)-p2(1)) (p1(2)-p2(2))];
> V2=[(p2(1)-p3(1)) (p2(2)-p3(2))];
> V1=V1/norm(V1);
> V2=V2/norm(V2);
> V3 = V1+V2; % Bisector vector
> plot([p2(1),V3(1)+p2(1)],[p2(2),V3(2)+p2(2)], 'g--');
>
> But the bisector i got is wrong...
> Am i doing anything wrong in coding or direction of vectors..
> i took p1p2 and p2p3 direction...
> thanks for your help...
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If p2 is the point at the angle you wish to bisect, then just reverse the direction of V2.
V1 = p1-p2;
V2 = p3-p2;
etc
Roger Stafford
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