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From: michael on 13 Aug 2010 10:56
i wanna find the cross points of 2 circles, but as a result i get complex number

need some help

X,Y are center coordinates vector (X for x position, Y for y position), R is a radius vector

function [x,y]=INTERSECT (X,Y,R)

syms x y x_center y_center r
eq=(x-x_center)^2+(y-y_center)^2-r^2;
x_center=X(1);
y_center=Y(1);
r=R(1);
eq1=subs(eq);

x_center=X(2);
y_center=Y(2);
r=R(1);
eq2=subs(eq);

[x,y]=solve(eq1,eq2);
From: Torsten Hennig on 13 Aug 2010 07:16
> i wanna find the cross points of 2 circles, but as a
> result i get complex number
>
> need some help
>
> X,Y are center coordinates vector (X for x position,
> Y for y position), R is a radius vector
>
> function [x,y]=INTERSECT (X,Y,R)
>
> syms x y x_center y_center r
> eq=(x-x_center)^2+(y-y_center)^2-r^2;
> x_center=X(1);
> y_center=Y(1);
> r=R(1);
> eq1=subs(eq);
>
> x_center=X(2);
> y_center=Y(2);
> r=R(1);

Maybe you mean r=R(2) here ?

> eq2=subs(eq);
>
> [x,y]=solve(eq1,eq2);

If the two circles do not cross, you will get
complex solutions for x and y.

Best wishes
Torsten.
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