[Hen] need geographic / geometric help

[Zane Gray]

Bill,

See if http://www.delphiforfun.org/programs/Math_Topics/circle_from_3_points.htm 
  fits your needs.  It even has an executable for solving the problem.

-Zane




On Oct 7, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Johnson, Bill wrote:

> Friends;
>
> I have a geographic / geometric problem which I need help solving.  
> Simply put, I know three points in the surface of the earth  
> (latitude and longitude).  I need to know the center of a circle on  
> the surface of the earth who's cicumfrence would include those three  
> points.
>
> If you know of a mathmatics expert on your campus, would you please  
> forward this email to her or him?
>
> This problem has a real-world application in our WiMAX future. If  
> someone from your campus helps me, I will gladly give credit.
>
> Here is a link to a yahoo page where I posted the problem.
>
> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/ask;_ylt=AqiEl1.2y05KD8pfZYoZE1cPzKIX;_ylv=3
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill Johnson
> Director of Network Operations - OneNet
> Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
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