Re: LOGO-L> Total Turtle Trip

[Jim Muller <jmul@cyberramp.net>]

At 08:58 PM 10/27/97 -0500, George Mills wrote:
>It is different, because Chuck's (similar to ARC) method has
>each point at least exactly (at much as floating point allows) on
>the true circle.
>
>Where as the method you describe below only your first point is
>actually on the circle.
>

I'm afraid you've lost me here. If only the first point is on the circle,
where are the others? I'm drawing a series of points equidistant from a
center...which is Chuck's definition of a circle and the one I use in my book.

What am I missing?

>Try chucks method with only 4 points and your method with 4
>points and then draw a "true" circle with ARC.
>

What's the difference between Chuck's method and mine? What am I missing here?

Regards...Jim
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Jim Muller
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