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Intersection between a segment and a cone?
By wack-a-mole, 12 years ago, In English

Hi,

I'm trying to solve Antenna in the Cinoc Mountains from UVa.

I don't know how to find the intersection between a segment and a cone. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks.

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The cone can be nicely intersected with parametrized line: x=x1+t*(x2-x1) . And the segment is parametrized line of form above with t in [0,1]. I hope this helps

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