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Move point at an angle
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/** | |
* Moves a vertex at an angle for a specific distance, 0 degrees points up and 180 degrees points down | |
* @param {array} point Location on a cartesian graph formatted as [x, y] | |
* @param {number} angle Angle at which a point should move in radians | |
* @param {number} distance How far should the point move at the given angle in pixels? | |
* @returns {array} Newly moved point formatted as [x, y] | |
*/ | |
function movePointAtAngle (point, angle, distance) { | |
return [ | |
point[0] + (Math.sin(angle) * distance), | |
point[1] - (Math.cos(angle) * distance) | |
]; | |
} |
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Thanks, this really helped!