2007-01-17 14:51:17 · 6 answers · asked by elrod3 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
The computer is not drawing the circle. It uses an output device and the capabilities of that device are what counts. If the device is a plotter it can draw a radius of any size and make any circle. If the device is a vector-mode CRT it is a bunch of straight lines but so tight in terms of pixels per inch that you can't tell those lines from the circumference of a true circle. If it is a printer with a lot of pixels per inch then again it looks circular within that resolution but is made up of properly placed dots from the print head.
2007-01-17 14:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing can draw a true perfect circle not even a computer. If you magnify enough times on any circle it is a series of straight lines.
2007-01-17 22:54:44 · answer #2 · answered by mts8008 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a series of small cubes that make up a circle on a computer. Is this homework or something??
2007-01-17 22:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a circle is always a collection of straight lines. down to the smaller part, until you get into string theory at that point everything’s an if then question
2007-01-18 04:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by Avskull 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a series of pixels(tiny squares).
2007-01-17 23:09:50 · answer #5 · answered by marksman11011 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.2dcurves.com/conicsection/conicsectionc.html
2007-01-17 23:02:00 · answer #6 · answered by bookthief17 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋