Problem 3 On Homework 2: Gage Coordinates (Miles) Rainfall (Inches) 1 2 3 4
Problem 3 On Homework 2: Gage Coordinates (Miles) Rainfall (Inches) 1 2 3 4
Problem 3 On Homework 2: Gage Coordinates (Miles) Rainfall (Inches) 1 2 3 4
Four rain gages are located within a rectangular area whose four
corners are A (0,0), B (0,13), C (14,13), and D (14,0). These rain gages
have the following locations and rainfalls as shown in the following
table. Determine the average rainfall inside the rectangle ABCD.
10
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Circumcenter and Circumcircle
http://www.mathopenref.com/trianglecircumcircle.html
12
2
10 3
1
8 Delauney Triangulation
2
4
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
12
2
10 3
1
8 Perpendicular Bisectors
• Midpoints on triangle edges
6 • Slopes of triangle edges
• Inverse slopes of
perpendicular bisectors
4 • Equations for perp. bisectors
• Points on domain borders
2 • Draw perp. bisectors
4
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcenter
12
2
10 3
1 Find Circumcenters
U1 = (5.87, 6.57)
8
U2 = (8.65, 6.26)
U1
U2
6
These vertex locations
can also be obtained by
4 solving for x, y between
the equations describing
any pair of the
2 perpendicular bisectors
4 that intersect there.
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
12
2
10 3
1
U1
U2
6 Find Area for Each Gage
Area for Gage 3
4
Find Average precipitation over domain
1 N
2
4
P Ai Pi
A i 1
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
𝑋0 +𝑋1
Computing Polygon Areas ∆𝐴 =
2
(𝑌0 -𝑌1 )
Take points in
clockwise order
http://www.mathopenref.com/coordpolygonarea2.html
Example for Area associated with Gage 3
𝑋0 +𝑋1
(10,13) (14,13) ∆𝐴 = (𝑌0 -𝑌1 )
2
Take points in clockwise order
XCOORD YCOORD AREA
10 13
14 13 0.00
14 2.25 150.50
(8.65,6.26)
8.65 6.26 -45.41
10 13 -62.85
TOTAL 42.24
(14,2.25)