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13:51:52tvonah piss
13:52:19tvonah, better
14:23:27Chestalre
16:38:38captain_protonhmmmm...how to test if a point is on a line segment...
16:52:52|ks|subtract the starting point of the line from the point and the other end, then compare the slopes of the two vectors?
16:54:01captain_protoni can't use division
17:00:55captain_protonargh
17:03:59|ks|can't... use... division?
17:04:24|ks|use the line drawing algorithm to walk the line, and compare each point? =)
17:04:45|ks|can you even use multiplication?
17:05:26captain_protoni can use multiplication
17:05:37|ks|easy, then...
17:05:44captain_protonthe line drawing algorithm won't work because i'm dealing with arbitrary precision numbers...
17:06:07|ks|to compare fractions:    An/Ad <=> Bn/Bd    can be expressed as    An * Bd <=> Bn * Ad
17:06:27captain_protontrue...
17:07:10|ks|so what are you doing that you can't use division?
17:07:36captain_protonthe only reason I can't use division is because the TA doesn't want us to
17:08:01|ks|ah... so this is an assignment... oops =}
17:08:14captain_protonyes
17:08:42|ks|i thought you were working on a bz tightrope or something =)
17:09:09captain_protonlol no
20:46:31captain_protonstaples his algorithms assignment and smiles
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