Programming Challenge: a classic trigonometry problem

[Thomas Klemm]

(01-01-2014 12:25 AM)RMollov Wrote:  Isn't that the beauty of calculators like the HP48? I got the answer in a couple of minutes, while the pen and paper method did not seem to work for me cause I'm not that bright.

Did you use the Multiple-Equation Solver? I failed and got: Too many Unknowns.
The solver apparently can not handle equations having at least two unknowns.
Thus I'm very much interested in your solution.

Quote:It's a bit like " God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal". :-)

Why should we restrict ourselves to old calculators to solve problems when we can throw Mathematica at it? Why should we walk when we can take a car?
There are hard problems that are very difficult or even impossible to solve with the limited power of these calculators. And there are distances that I don't want to walk.
In this challenge I wanted to invite you for a walk. No problem if you don't feel like it.

Quote:Very interesting task, I'm looking forward to see some smart solutions to it. Thanks,

Me too!