Testing for distance and comparing to the length of the second vector makes sense. Turns out there's already a method that takes care of calculating the distance, so I shouldn't have any problems.
Thanks for the help!
My diagram was ambiguous on the point labels, here's what I meant:
http://upurs.us/image/15271.jpeg
I also drew the line I think Bill Simpson was referring to. My guess is that I just need to check these lines for intersection. If so, I have further questions:
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