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I cannot find any documentation explaining how to use each of the following operators defined in pst-tools.

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Could you give practical examples (such as simplifying vector addition 

\pnode(2,2){A}
\pscircle(A){2}
\pstVerb{/xyxyadd {3 2 roll add 3 1 roll add exch} bind def}%
\pnode(!2 60 PtoC N-A.x N-A.y xyxyadd){B}

that is equal to \nodexn{(A)+(2;60)}{B} where \pnode(2,2){A}) for each operator? I believe that the given answer will be useful for most of us.

Edit:

The real scenario is to apply complex number addition to simplify method 5 and method 6 in the following answer.

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    Time for a user name change already Karl's students? :) – cmhughes Apr 15 '13 at 15:46
  • They are standard mathematical functions so it isn't really clear what kind of example you would want, If you want to plot factorial then /factorial will be useful, otherwise less so... the cx ones are just the arithmetic operations on complex numbers encoded as a pair of reals. – David Carlisle Apr 15 '13 at 16:04
  • @DavidCarlisle: For example, how to use cxadd if I want to add a point (2,2) and another point (2;60)? – kiss my armpit Apr 15 '13 at 16:06
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An example of cxadd (addition of complex numbers) Just using gs on the commandline.

$ gs
GPL Ghostscript 9.04 (2011-08-05)
Copyright (C) 2011 Artifex Software, Inc.  All rights reserved.
This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
GS>(/usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/dvips/pst-tools/pst-tools.pro)run
GS>[2 2] [2 60] cxadd ==
[4 62]
GS>
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    that is already shown in the above list ... ;-) – user2478 Apr 15 '13 at 16:26
  • @Herbert yes I know which is why I originally just gave a comment but OP particularly asked for this example so... – David Carlisle Apr 15 '13 at 16:48

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