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Javascript code for calculating triangle properties
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// Note: Javascript works in radians. | |
// | |
// pa, pb, pc are 3 points. Each point is an array with 2 values; x and y | |
// | |
function triangleCalculations(pa, pb, pc) { | |
var a = lineLength(pc, pb); // Length of line from c to b. | |
var b = lineLength(pa, pc); // Length of line from a to c. | |
var c = lineLength(pa, pb); // Length of line from a to b. | |
//var A = Math.acos(((b * b) + (c * c) - (a * a)) / (2 * b * c)); // Angle at point a. | |
//var B = Math.acos(((a * a) + (c * c) - (b * b)) / (2 * a * c)); // Angle at point b. | |
//var C = Math.acos(((a * a) + (b * b) - (c * c)) / (2 * a * b)); // Angle at point c. | |
//var area = (a * b * Math.sin(C)) / 2; // Area of the triangle. | |
// Medians:- | |
// | |
//var ma = Math.sqrt(((2 * (b * b)) + (2 * (c * c)) - (a * a)) / 4); // Distance from point a to the middle of line a/c. | |
//var mb = Math.sqrt(((2 * (a * a)) + (2 * (c * c)) - (b * b)) / 4); // Distance from point b to the middle of line b/c. | |
var mc = Math.sqrt(((2 * (a * a)) + (2 * (b * b)) - (c * c)) / 4); // Distance from point c to the middle of line a/b. | |
//var mc2 = Math.sqrt(((c / 2) * (c / 2)) + (b * b) - (b * c * Math.cos(A))); | |
// Inradius and circumradius. | |
// | |
//var inradius = area / ((a + b + c) / 2); | |
//var cirumradius = a / (2 * Math.sin(A)); | |
return mc; | |
} | |
// Calculate the distance between 2 points - p1 and p2. | |
// | |
// p1 and p2 are arrays with 2 values; x and y | |
// | |
function lineLength(p1, p2) { | |
var xd = Math.abs(p1[0] - p2[0]); | |
var yd = Math.abs(p1[1] - p2[1]); | |
return Math.sqrt((xd * xd) + (yd * yd)); | |
} |
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