Figure Asymptote geometry -- 093

Posted on 2011-01-01 Edited on 2025-04-20 In Tech , Programming , Asymptote , Examples 2D , Geometry.asy

An Asymptote code and the generated picture geometry--093.

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Figure geometry 093 Generated with Asymptote

import geometry;
unitsize(1.5cm);

// currentcoordsys=cartesiansystem((1,2),i=(1,0.5),j=(-0.5,.75));
show(currentcoordsys, xpen=invisible);

real R=2;
point A=(3.5,1.5);

dot("$A$",A,S,red);

arc C=arc(ellipse(A,2,1,45), 45, 270, fromCenter);
draw(C,Arrow);
draw(complementary(C),grey+dashed);
distance("$R=2$",A,point(C.el,0),0);

/*<asyxml><view file="modules/geometry.asy" type="point" signature="point(arc,real)"/></asyxml>*/
dot("point(C, 15)", point(C,15), W, 3mm+blue);

dot("point(C, 30)",
    point(C,nodabscissa(30)), // OR point(C,40)
    S,3mm+blue);

/*<asyxml><view file="modules/geometry.asy" type="int" signature="arcnodesnumber(explicit arc)"/></asyxml>*/
dot(Label("point(C, 3*arcnodesnumber(R)/4)",UnFill),
    point(C, 3*arcnodesnumber(C)/4), 2E, 3mm+blue);

dot((path)C, yellow);