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2013-10-28 20:16:20 - Circular Math
Working on a Spreadsheet function to give the correct TWA that matches what the SOL game client displays. I happen to use LibreOffice so this is how it looks for me.

The structure is a common IF, THEN, ELSE format.

=IF((TWD-COG)<=-180,(TWD-COG)+360,
IF((TWD-COG)>180,(TWD-COG)-360,
(TWD-COG)))

I was curious if anyone could suggest a simpler or more elegant way to do the same thing ?

Beyond that if you happen to have any other Algorithms that are useful for SOL problems please share them here.
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2013-10-28 22:12:39 - Re: Circular Math
=MOD(TWD-COG+180,360)-180

Even allows values like 365 or -70 for TWD and COG.

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2013-10-29 00:42:28 - Re: Circular Math
Very Clever ~ I was familiar with the term Modulo but had never applied it to anything before. Now I can turn my spreadsheet into a circular slide rule or Whiz Wheel.
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2013-10-29 01:26:57 - Re: Circular Math
[removed at the suggestion it was off-topic]

--- Last Edited by LaoziSailor (Han Tacoma-Emons) at 2013-10-29 22:59:20 ---
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