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Old 25th September 2011, 02:53 PM   #1
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Measure the curve of a dagger?

Silly question, but I have no idea how to do it!
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Old 29th September 2011, 12:01 PM   #2
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To get a curvature...
You may easily get the distance between two ends of the arc (chord) and the Segment Height, measured from the arc to a line between two ends.
These two parameters are enough for calculating of the arc 's radius.
http://www.1728.org/circsect.htm
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Thanks alot PUFF!
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