Angle finding help please

[maestro]

Hi, I'm currently writing a program that requires based on opposite and adjacent numbers.

-opposite = 10

-adjacent = 10

Now the problem is, I'm not sure how to put "Tan θ = 10/10" into AutoIT,

it needs to find the Angle for that equation.

Someone please help,

Thanks.

[maestro]

Doesn't any one know... ><

PLEASE!

[water]

Did you search the forum? There are a lot of UDFs available with mathematical functions.

BTW: Wait at least 24 hours before bumping a thread! This is no 24 hours support forum. Please have look at the FAQ!

Edited July 28, 2010 by water

[water]

Have a look at this UDF.

[maestro]

I'm confused as to which part of that will get me the value of the angle base on adjacent / opposite.

If it helps, my script looks like this.

$DesX = ;A number
$DesY = ;A number
$DisX = $Pxa - $DesX
$DisY = $Pya - $DesY
$Angle = Tan() $DisY / $DisX
MsgBox (0,"Angle",$Angle)

And I just need to find out how to write in that equation, or at least be able to have some other form of getting the same answer.

Thanks.

[maestro]

This is just a bump because its now daytime, and hopefully I will get more replies.

And I will add in here that this is a Right Angle triangle, I have any side I need (easiest are the opposite and adjacent)

_____10_____
\        | |
 \      90-|
  \        |
   \       |
    \      | 10
     \     |
      \  __| 
       \/  | <- is the angle I need.
        \  |
         \ |
          \|

In my above post I show the equation I have. Can some one help me please,

Thanks.

Edited July 28, 2010 by maestro

[Jos]

This is just a bump because its now daytime, and hopefully I will get more replies.

No it is NOT ok.

You aren't here that long but it is the second time I am having to deal with you...

Now either be patient and stick to one thread per subject and legitimate topics only or simply move on... clear?

Edited July 28, 2010 by Jos

[Melba23]

maestro,

Firstly, which part of water's comment:

Wait at least 24 hours before bumping a thread! This is no 24 hours support forum

did you not understand?

Secondly, how insulting did you mean to be with:

because its now daytime

Where I am it is getting dark - your neck of the woods (western United States would be my guess ) is not the limit of the known world, you know.

Finally,

Now the problem is, I'm not sure how to put "Tan θ = 10/10" into AutoIT

This is one way to do it:

MsgBox(0, "Well look here!", "Tan θ = 10/10")

but I am fairly sure that is not what you meant, so would you like to make your question clearer? You might get more responses then.

Over to you.

M23

Edit: Aha, pissed off more than just me! "Way to go" as you would probably say!

Edited July 28, 2010 by Melba23

[maestro]

First off, sorry to whoever I offended, was not intentional.

For clarification as Melba23 suggested.

What I'm looking for is:

If I have the values of 2 distances in an right angle triangle,

distance 1 being the opposite,

and distance 2 being the adjacent, (these 2 are variables)

what would I have to type in to get the angle.

Now I know the equation needs to be something like:

$Angle = Tan() = distance 1 / distance 2

that way the output "$Angle" is the angle found by the math operation.

The MsgBox is simply to display my results, so the MsgBox in the end will be ether commented out, or just straight deleted.

Because what I need is the resulting angle of that operation.

Thanks.

Edited July 28, 2010 by maestro

[BuckMaster]

I think this is what you want..

Autoit automatically uses radians so you have to convert it.

$Opposite = 10
$Adjacent = 10

dim $pi = 4 * ATan(1)
dim $radToDeg = 180 / $pi

ConsoleWrite("Angle in degrees = " & ATan($Opposite/$Adjacent) * $radToDeg & @CRLF)

[maestro]

That looks promising, however I'm newer to autoit and unfamiliar as to what consolewrite does,

and how to use the out put of that, like what would I use to represent the answer.

Is it a variable, or something else.

Thanks.

[BuckMaster]

If you editing your script in Scite then consolewrite puts the output in the bottom console,

but if you arn't using Scite then change this to the bottom instead of console write

MsgBox( 0, "Angle", "Angle in degrees = " & ATan($Opposite/$Adjacent) * $radToDeg )

Edited July 28, 2010 by BuckMaster

[maestro]

Thanks, that works, but how do I use this as a variable.

$Opposite = 10
        $Adjacent = 10
        dim $pi = 4 * ATan(1)
        dim $radToDeg = 180 / $pi
        MsgBox( 0, "Angle", "Angle in degrees = " & ATan($Opposite/$Adjacent) * $radToDeg ) ;<---this works fine,
        $ang = & ATan($Opposite/$Adjacent) * $radToDeg                                      ;but how do I use this as a variable. (I just need the output number value not the "Angle in degrees = " part
        MsgBox(0,"",$ang) ;<-----------------------------------------------------------------So right here (in this example) it would give me a Msgbox that says 45

Thanks.

Edited July 28, 2010 by maestro

[maestro]

Never mind, i figured it out.

I just had to get rid of the & sign.

Thanks SOOOOO MUCH,

And thanks every one for your contributions, and putting up with me

Edited July 28, 2010 by maestro

[BuckMaster]

You have an & in front of when you declare what $ang is,

it should be,

$ang = ATan($Opposite/$Adjacent) * $radToDeg