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From: "Alex Herbert" <alex@herbs.dabsol.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: sin and cos
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 00:25:47 +0100
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Hi Eddie,

You should find the Yaroze FAQ very helpful here.  Check out the fixed-point
maths and sin/cos sections:

http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/yaroze/newmembers/yarfaq.htm


Herbs


Eddie Harrison <EddieHarrison@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:37968F09.108DFABB@netscape.net...
> Does any 1 now how to use sin or cos in a game at the moment i am using
> a bit of code i have borrowed which involves look up tables and i don't
> understand it ( it from amatuer wars and uses a >>12 thing in it ) . i
> have also looked at the section in the libary reference but like the
> rest of the book it means nothing to me . if anyone know's which is
> faster look up tables or the sin function please tell me .
> here is my attempt so far at using lookup tables
>
> #include <libps.h>
> #include "sincos.h"
>
> int main()
> {
>
> int adjacent,oppisate,angle;
>
> angle = 32;
>
> adjacent = (SIN[angle]*10);
> oppisate = (COS[angle]*10);
>
> printf("A triangle has a angle of %d\n",angle);
> printf("and a hypotonuse of 10 so!!\n");
> printf("so it's adjacent side is %d long\n",adjacent);
> printf("and its oppisate side is %d long\n\n",oppisate);
>
>
> return 0;
> }
>