How to determine if a point is in a 2D triangle? [closed]

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Shortest distance between a point and a line segment

I need a basic function to find the shortest distance between a point and a line segment. Feel free to write the solution in any language you want; I can translate it into what I’m using (Javascript). EDIT: My line segment is defined by two endpoints. So my line segment AB is defined by the … Read more

Calculate distance between 2 GPS coordinates

How do I calculate distance between two GPS coordinates (using latitude and longitude)? 31 Answers 31 Calculate the distance between two coordinates by latitude and longitude, including a Javascript implementation. West and South locations are negative. Remember minutes and seconds are out of 60 so S31 30′ is -31.50 degrees. Don’t forget to convert degrees … Read more

How do you detect where two line segments intersect? [closed]

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How do CSS triangles work?

There’re plenty of different CSS shapes over at CSS Tricks – Shapes of CSS and I’m particularly puzzled with a triangle: #triangle-up { width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 50px solid transparent; border-right: 50px solid transparent; border-bottom: 100px solid red; } <div id=”triangle-up”></div> How and why does it work? 2 22 CSS Triangles: A Tragedy in … Read more