How to determine a Triangle vertices by its coordinates?

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I have to solve this problem, yet I'm not sure what is asked.

Given a triangle whose vertices are defined by its coordinates. Determine where is the point O with the given coordinates - inside or outside the triangle?

Related : http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/190111/how-to-check-if-a-point-is-inside-a-rectangle — lab bhattacharjee, Feb 27 '13 at 17:29

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:39

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This is a fairly known problem that reduces to a system of linear equations. Take a look at this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2049582/how-to-determine-a-point-in-a-triangle

edited May 23 '17 at 12:39

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answered Feb 27 '13 at 17:12

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Thank you :) just what I needed – CatWithGlasses Feb 27 '13 at 17:57

How to determine a Triangle vertices by its coordinates?

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