Talk:Line segment

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[edit] Comment

the definition is correct but misleading in combination with the image:

A = a, but B != b

i think it is better to use the formula:

(1-t)a+tb

(and change the b!=0 assumption to a!=b) so that a and b correspond to the endpoints of the line segment as expected.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.175.8.13 (talk • contribs) 18:05, November 7, 2006

I've changed a and b to and to emphasize that they are vectors and added that and are the end points of L. This should help reduce the confusion. Paul August ☎ 00:28, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] lines

line segmets —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.202.251.108 (talk) 20:08, 22 May 2008 (UTC)