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(Random points on a circle) Write a program that generates three random points on a circle centered at (0, 0) with radius 40 and display three angles in a triangle formed by these three points, as shown in Figure 4.7a

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(Random points on a circle) Write a program that generates three random points on a circle centered at (0, 0) with radius 40 and display three angles in a triangle formed by these three points, as shown in Figure 4.7a. (Hint: Generate a random angle a in radians between 0 and 2π, as shown in Figure 4.7b and the point determined by this angle is (r*cos(a), r*sin(a)).)

FIGURE 4.7 (a) A triangle is formed from three random points on the circle. (b) A random point on the circle can be generated using a random angle a

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/*
(Random points on a circle) Write a program that generates three random points
on a circle centered at (0, 0) with radius 40 and display three angles in a triangle
formed by these three points, as shown in Figure 4.7a. (Hint: Generate a random
angle a in radians between 0 and 2PI, as shown in Figure 4.7b and the point determined
by this angle is (r*cos(a), r*sin(a)).)
*/
public class Exercise_04_06 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		final double RADIUS = 40;
		// Generate random angle in radians between 0 and 2PI
		double angle1 = (Math.random() * (2 * Math.PI));
		double angle2 = (Math.random() * (2 * Math.PI));
		double angle3 = (Math.random() * (2 * Math.PI));

		// Get x and y
		double x1 = RADIUS * Math.cos(angle1);
		double y1 = RADIUS * Math.sin(angle1);
		double x2 = RADIUS * Math.cos(angle2);
		double y2 = RADIUS * Math.sin(angle2);
		double x3 = RADIUS * Math.cos(angle3);
		double y3 = RADIUS * Math.sin(angle3);

		// Compute three sides
		double a = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x2 - x3, 2) + Math.pow(y2 - y3, 2));
		double b = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x1 - x3, 2) + Math.pow(y1 - y3, 2));
		double c = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x1 - x2, 2) + Math.pow(y1 - y2, 2));

		// Compute three angles
		double angleA = Math.toDegrees(Math.acos((a * a - b * b - c * c)
			/ (-2 * b * c)));
		double angleB = Math.toDegrees(Math.acos((b * b - a * a - c * c)
			/ (-2 * a * c)));
		double angleC = Math.toDegrees(Math.acos((c * c - b * b - a * a)
			/ (-2 * a * b)));

		// Display results
		System.out.println("The three angles are " +
			Math.round(angleA * 100) / 100.0 + " " +
			Math.round(angleB * 100) / 100.0 + " " +
			Math.round(angleC * 100) / 100.0);	
	}
}

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