create a radius between two intersecting curves in matlab

To create a radius between two intersecting curves in Matlab, you can follow these steps:

  1. Find the intersection point(s) between the two curves using the intersect function.
  2. Calculate the distance between the intersection point(s) and the center point of the radius.
  3. Use the line function to draw the radius line between the intersection point(s) and the center point.

Here's an example code snippet that demonstrates these steps:

main.m
% Example curves
x1 = 0:0.1:2*pi;
y1 = sin(x1);
x2 = 0:0.1:2*pi;
y2 = cos(x2);

% Find intersection point(s)
[xi, yi] = intersect(x1, y1, x2, y2);

% Calculate distance and center point for radius
center_x = mean(xi);
center_y = mean(yi);
radius_dist = 0.5; % Set radius distance as desired
radius_angle = atan2(yi(1)-center_y, xi(1)-center_x);
radius_x = center_x + radius_dist*cos(radius_angle);
radius_y = center_y + radius_dist*sin(radius_angle);

% Plot curves and radius
plot(x1, y1, 'b-', x2, y2, 'r-', xi, yi, 'ko');
hold on;
line([xi(1) radius_x], [yi(1) radius_y], 'Color', 'g', 'LineStyle', '--');
axis equal;
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This code will plot two intersecting curves, mark the intersection point(s) with a black dot, and draw a green dotted line for the radius with the desired distance from the intersection point(s).

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