HorseShoeArea {GeoRange}

Function to calcuate the area of a given horseshoe shape

Description

Function to calcuate the area of a given horseshoe shape

Usage

HorseShoeArea(HorseShoeShape)

Arguments

HorseShoeShape

- Object containing the outline of a horseshoe shape, output from PtsAlgHorseShoe function

Value

Returns the area of the horseshoe shape with the circular and rectangular portions separated

Note

Currently forces use of a height 5/4 width and r2=2*r1 of origin (center)

References

[1] From http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/51816.html

Examples

HorseShoeTest<-PtsAlgHorseShoe(z=2000,spacing=1,endAngles=c(-90,90))
HorseShoeArea(HorseShoeTest)