Calculation the coordinate of a point

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Maria
Maria on 17 Mar 2014
Answered: Walter Roberson on 18 Mar 2014
If the distance and angle (with global x axis) between two points is known and the coordinate of one of two points is also known (as (x,y)) , how could we calculate the coordinate of second point ? .
for example point A = (9,7), the distance between Point A and Point B is √61 (61^1/2), the angle between two points with X axis 20 degree, what is the coordinate of point B ?
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Sara
Sara on 17 Mar 2014
There are infinite points at a given distance from A and they lie on a circle centered in A.
Maria
Maria on 17 Mar 2014
Many thanks to you Sara , but the angle between two points with X axis is also known .

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 18 Mar 2014
pol2cart(distance, angle) + known_coordinates

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