compute volume of two intersecting cylinders that have different angles in matlab in matlab

main.m
% Define the radii, heights, and angles of the cylinders
r1 = 3; % radius of first cylinder
r2 = 2; % radius of second cylinder
h1 = 5; % height of first cylinder
h2 = 4; % height of second cylinder
theta1 = 30; % angle of first cylinder in degrees
theta2 = 45; % angle of second cylinder in degrees

% Compute the volume of the intersecting region
v_intersect = calculateIntersectingCylinderVolume(r1, r2, h1, h2, theta1, theta2)

function v_intersect = calculateIntersectingCylinderVolume(r1, r2, h1, h2, theta1, theta2)
    % Convert angles to radians
    theta1 = deg2rad(theta1);
    theta2 = deg2rad(theta2);

    % Calculate the heights at which the cylinders intersect
    inter_height = (r1 / tan(theta1)) + (r2 / tan(theta2));

    % Calculate the volume of the intersecting region
    r_intersect = (r1 * r2) / sqrt((r1 * cos(theta1))^2 + (r2 * cos(theta2))^2);
    v_intersect = pi * r_intersect^2 * inter_height;
end
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For the above code to work, you need to specify the radii (r1 and r2), heights (h1 and h2), and angles (theta1 and theta2) of the two cylinders in order to compute the volume of their intersecting region.

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