Question
Given two lines on a Cartesian plane, write a function to determine whether or not the lines intersect.
eg.
intersect(2x + 5, 3x + 10) = True
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Solution
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Here is the source code for the solution shown in the video:
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public class Line { private static double epsilon = 0.00001; private double slope; private double yIntercept; public Line(double slope, double yIntercept) { this.slope = slope; this.yIntercept = yIntercept; } public boolean intersect(Line line) { if (this.equals(line)) return true; if (Math.abs(slope - line.slope) > epsilon) return true; return false; } @Override public boolean equals(Object o) { if (!(o instanceof Line)) return false; Line line = (Line) o; return Math.abs(slope - line.slope) < epsilon && Math.abs(yIntercept - line.yIntercept) < epsilon; } } |
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