Linear Algebra and the C Language/a0bb


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/*  Save as :   c00b.c                  */
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#include "v_a.h"
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#define   RA R5
#define   CA C5
#define   Cb C1 
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int main(void)
{
double xy[6] ={
   1,     -1,
   2,     -9,
   3,     -8    };

   
double ab[RA*(CA+Cb)]={
/* x**2    y**2    x       y            =  0   */
  +1,     +0,     +0,     +0,     +0,     +1,   
  +0,     +1,     +0,     +0,     +0,     +1,   
  +1,     +1,     +1,     -1,     +1,     +0,   
  +4,    +81,     +2,     -9,     +1,     +0,   
  +9,    +64,     +3,     -8,     +1,     +0,       
}; 

double **XY = ca_A_mR(xy,i_mR(R3,C2));

double **Ab = ca_A_mR(ab,i_Abr_Ac_bc_mR(RA,CA,Cb));
double **A  = c_Ab_A_mR(Ab,i_mR(RA,CA));
double **b  = c_Ab_b_mR(Ab,i_mR(RA,Cb));

double **Q    = i_mR(RA,CA);
double **R    = i_mR(CA,CA);

double **invR = i_mR(CA,CA);
double **Q_T  = i_mR(CA,RA);


double **invR_Q_T = i_mR(CA,RA);
double **x        = i_mR(CA,Cb); // x = invR * Q_T * b

  clrscrn();
  printf("\n");
  printf(" Find the coefficients a, b, c, d   of a circle  \n\n");
  printf("     ax**2 + ay**2 + bx + cy + d  = 0            \n\n");
  printf(" that passes through these three XY.             \n\n");
  printf("    x     y");
  p_mR(XY,S5,P0,C6);
  printf(" Using the given points, we obtain this matrix.\n");
  printf("  (a = 1. This is my choice)\n\n");  
  printf(" Ab :\n");
  printf("   x**2    y**2    x       y            =  0     ");
  p_mR(Ab,S7,P2,C6);
  stop();

    
  clrscrn();
  QR_mR(A,Q,R);    
  printf(" Q :");
  p_mR(Q,S10,P4,C6); 
  printf(" R :");
  p_mR(R,S10,P4,C6);
  stop();

  clrscrn();
  transpose_mR(Q,Q_T);   
  printf(" Q_T :");
  pE_mR(Q_T,S12,P4,C6); 
  invgj_mR(R,invR); 
  printf(" invR :");
  pE_mR(invR,S12,P4,C6);
  stop();
  
  clrscrn();
  printf(" Solving this system yields a unique\n"
         " least squares solution, namely   \n\n");
  mul_mR(invR,Q_T,invR_Q_T);
  mul_mR(invR_Q_T,b,x);
  printf(" x = invR * Q_T * b :");
  p_mR(x,S10,P2,C6);
  printf(" The coefficients a, b, c, d  of the curve are : \n\n"
         "  %+.2fx**2 %+.2fy**2 %+.2fx %+.2fy %+.2f = 0\n\n"
            ,x[R1][C1],x[R2][C1],x[R3][C1],x[R4][C1],x[R5][C1]);  
  
  stop();

  f_mR(XY);  
  f_mR(A);
  f_mR(b);
  f_mR(Ab);
  f_mR(Q);
  f_mR(Q_T);
  f_mR(R);
  f_mR(invR);  
  f_mR(invR_Q_T); 
  f_mR(x); 

  return 0;
}
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Screen output example:
 Find the coefficients a, b, c, d   of a circle  

     ax**2 + ay**2 + bx + cy + d  = 0            

 that passes through these three XY.             

    x     y
   +1    -1 
   +2    -9 
   +3    -8 

 Using the given points, we obtain this matrix.
  (a = 1. This is my choice)

 Ab :
   x**2    y**2    x       y            =  0     
  +1.00   +0.00   +0.00   +0.00   +0.00   +1.00 
  +0.00   +1.00   +0.00   +0.00   +0.00   +1.00 
  +1.00   +1.00   +1.00   -1.00   +1.00   +0.00 
  +4.00  +81.00   +2.00   -9.00   +1.00   +0.00 
  +9.00  +64.00   +3.00   -8.00   +1.00   +0.00 

 Press return to continue. 


 Q :
   +0.1005    -0.1835    -0.3374    -0.6212    +0.6757 
   +0.0000    +0.0202    -0.0143    +0.7368    +0.6757 
   +0.1005    -0.1634    +0.9344    -0.1904    +0.2323 
   +0.4020    +0.8993    +0.0633    -0.1202    +0.1056 
   +0.9045    -0.3612    -0.0944    +0.1436    -0.1478 

 R :
   +9.9499   +90.5539    +3.6181   -10.9549    +1.4071 
   +0.0000   +49.5882    +0.5518    -5.0413    +0.3748 
   -0.0000    -0.0000    +0.7776    -0.7482    +0.9032 
   -0.0000    -0.0000    -0.0000    +0.1234    -0.1670 
   -0.0000    -0.0000    -0.0000    +0.0000    +0.1900 

 Press return to continue. 


 Q_T :
 +1.0050e-01  +0.0000e+00  +1.0050e-01  +4.0202e-01  +9.0453e-01 
 -1.8353e-01  +2.0166e-02  -1.6337e-01  +8.9933e-01  -3.6116e-01 
 -3.3742e-01  -1.4312e-02  +9.3436e-01  +6.3264e-02  -9.4444e-02 
 -6.2115e-01  +7.3679e-01  -1.9038e-01  -1.2020e-01  +1.4359e-01 
 +6.7567e-01  +6.7567e-01  +2.3226e-01  +1.0557e-01  -1.4780e-01 

 invR :
 +1.0050e-01  -1.8353e-01  -3.3742e-01  -6.2115e-01  +6.7567e-01 
 -0.0000e+00  +2.0166e-02  -1.4312e-02  +7.3679e-01  +6.7567e-01 
 -0.0000e+00  +0.0000e+00  +1.2861e+00  +7.7945e+00  +7.3667e-01 
 -0.0000e+00  +0.0000e+00  -0.0000e+00  +8.1005e+00  +7.1180e+00 
 -0.0000e+00  +0.0000e+00  -0.0000e+00  -0.0000e+00  +5.2623e+00 

 Press return to continue. 


 Solving this system yields a unique
 least squares solution, namely   

 x = invR * Q_T * b :
     +1.00 
     +1.00 
     +1.44 
    +10.56 
     +7.11 

 The coefficients a, b, c, d  of the curve are : 

  +1.00x**2 +1.00y**2 +1.44x +10.56y +7.11 = 0

 Press return to continue.


Copy and paste in Octave:
function xy = f (x,y)
  xy = +0.999999988*x^2 +1.000000219*y^2 +1.444445879*x +10.555557922*y +7.111111809;
endfunction

f (+1,-1) 
f (+2,-9) 
f (+3,-8)