Figure Asymptote geometry -- 091

Posted on 2011-01-01 Edited on 2025-06-30 In EN , Tech , Programming , Asymptote , Examples 2D , Geometry.asy

An Asymptote code and the generated picture geometry--091.

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Figure geometry 091 Generated with Asymptote

import geometry;
size(12cm,0);

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

point A=(3.5,0.5);
dot("$A$", A, S, red);

/*<asyxml><view file="modules/geometry.asy" type="arc" signature="reverse(arc)"/></asyxml>*/
arc C=reverse(arc(ellipse(A,2,1,20), 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="angpoint(arc,real)"/></asyxml>*/
dot("angpoint(C, 90)",  angpoint(C,90), SW);

dot("angpoint(C, 180)", point(C,angabscissa(180)), NW); // point(C,angabscissa(180)) is similar to angpoint(C,180)

dot("angpoint(C, 270)", angpoint(C,270), E);
dot("angpoint(C, -45)", angpoint(C,-45), E);