Point Construction



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Point Construction

The different possible ways to generate points are:

 
Figure 36: Characterizations for point construction

Exercise (CREATE POINT CAR): Construct a point with co-ordinates X= 40 and Y= 125 .
Solution: Click the relevant icons and then enter the values in the command line.

 
Figure: CREATE POINT CAR

Exercise (CREATE POINT POL): Starting from the previous point, construct a point with polar co-ordinates radius= 17.5 and angle= -90 .
Solution: Click the relevant icons, select the first point, and then enter the values on the displayed numeric keypad.

 
Figure: CREATE POINT POL

Exercise (CREATE POINT DX): From one of the previous points, construct another one at a distance X= 40 and Y= 15 .
Solution: Click the icons, select the point, enter the value of the mandatory parameter DX (on the displayed keypad), and enter the value for the optional parameter DY in the same way.

 
Figure: CREATE POINT DX




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