Den 14. jan. 2008 kl. 17.54 skreiv Mark J. Reed:
> Fair enough, but I'm not sure where the wasted space would be. I
> wasn't suggesting you supply 2*pi to umpteen decimals, merely that you
> identify it as such.
Of course, if you prefer. I just thought 6.28 would be plenty
sufficient.
>>> Not sure what x signifies here... longitude of the center of the
>>> wedge?
>>
>> Think of it as distance from the base of the wedge.
>
> OK, so it's a function to graph, something like |y| = pi*cos(x/r)/n.
Yes, except it's pi*r*cos(x/r)/n.
> I was a little confused because according to the usual x/y convention,
> that gives you horizontal wedges, rather than the usual vertical ones.
Sorry about that. I was only thinking of this as a drawing aid. And I
prefer the horizontal calculation since it's simpler.
Anyway this is off-topic I guess.
LEF