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Is there a better way to do intersections and calculations with relative coordinates in TikZ?
I've been doing many TikZ diagrams lately and every so often I encounter a situation where I am forced to use some temporary coordinate in a \path. In the following short example, the problem is ...
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Coordinates A, B: compute |B-A| and angle between +x and (B-A)
This question has two parts:
why is the angle computed always 0 (should be 45)
what is a straightforward way to compute distance between coordinates (there is How can I compute the distance between ...
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How can I compute the distance between two coordinates in TikZ?
Given two points (defined, for instance using nodes), I want to compute the distance between them.
Is there some build in functionality in tikz to do this?
If not, how can it be done using the ...
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Problems with TikZ calculations
When can I use functions and do calculations in TikZ?
How do I make this work:
\draw (0,0) arc(0:90:sqrt(15)); %not ok
why is this working:
\draw (0,0) arc(0:asin(1):5); %ok
with ...
