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Python | Sympy Ellipse.is_tangent() method

In Sympy, the function Ellipse.is_tangent() is used to check whether an Ellipse, LinearEntity or Polygon is tangent to the given Ellipse or not.

Syntax: is_tangent(o)

Parameters: o  an Ellipse, LinearEntity or Polygon

Returns: True if o is tangent to the ellipse, False otherwise.

Raises: NotImplementedError When the wrong type of argument is supplied.

Example #1:




# import sympy and Point, Ellipse, Line
from sympy import Point, Ellipse, Line
  
p0, p1, p2 = Point(0, 0), Point(3, 0), Point(3, 3)
  
# using Line and Ellipse method
e1 = Ellipse(p0, 3, 2)
l1 = Line(p1, p2)
  
# using is_tangent method
e1.is_tangent(l1)


Output:

True

Example #2:




# import sympy and Point, Ellipse, Line
from sympy import Point, Ellipse, Line
  
p0, p1, p2 = Point(0, 0), Point(4, 0), Point(4, 2)
  
# using Line and Ellipse method
e1 = Ellipse(p0, 3, 2)
l1 = Line(p1, p2)
  
# using is_tangent method
e1.is_tangent(l1)


Output:

False
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