isPointOnSeg: Check if a point is on a segment

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Check if a point is on a segment

Description

This function checks if a point P is on a segment AB.

Usage

isPointOnSeg(xPoint, yPoint, xStart, yStart, xEnd, yEnd)

Arguments

xPoint	x coordinate of point P.
yPoint	y coordinate of point P.
xStart	x coordinate of point A.
yStart	y coordinate of point A.
xEnd	x coordinate of point B.
yEnd	y coordinate of point B.

Value

Logical; whether the point is on the segment.

Examples

isPointOnSeg(2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4)
isPointOnSeg(2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 8)
isPointOnSeg(4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4)

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