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Im trying to find out the angle (in degrees) between two 2D vectors. I know I need to use trig but I'm not too good with it. This is what I'm trying to work out (the Y axis increases downward):
I'm trying to use this code at the moment, but it's not working at all (calculates random angles for some reason):
private float calcAngle(float x, float y, float x1, float y1)
{
float _angle = (float)Math.toDegrees(Math.atan2(Math.abs(x1-x), Math.abs(y1-y)));
Log.d("Angle","Angle: "+_angle+" x: "+x+" y: "+y+" x1: "+x1+" y1: "+y1);
return _angle;
}These are my results (There constant when providing a constant position, but when I change the position, the angle changes and I can't find any link between the two angles):
Position 1: x:100 y:100 x1:50 y1:50 Angle: 45
Position 2: x:92 y:85 x1:24 y1:16 Angle: 44.58
Position 3: x:44 y: 16 x1:106 y1:132 Angle: 28.12
Edit: Thanks everyone who answered and helped me figure out that was wrong! Sorry the title and the question was confusing.