Check if two points are symmetrics/asymmetric

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In summary, the conversation discusses the challenge of checking for symmetry in freehand drawings made by a group of children in an Android app. Various suggestions are mentioned, such as mapping endpoints of line segments or using a second canvas to compare line segments. However, these methods may be computationally costly and difficult to implement.
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I'm working on an Android app which let's a group of child to draw whatever they want in a specific area. I need to check if the lines and figure that they draw are symmetric. The problem is that since the app is designed to let them draw freehand, I don't know how to compare the lines by considering a certain flexibility. For example, I would consider symmetric these two "triangles" in the image: Image even if they have not the same inclination and the same length. Do you have any suggestion? These are the points of the two shapes, do you notice any constant or something similar I can use to find what I need?
Triangle on the top:
1303.9062, 245.88171
1306.9531, 239.48767
1309.055, 234.89392
1309.9219, 231.82782
1312.2241, 231.00659
1312.8906, 228.64291
1312.8906, 226.54477
1315.9375, 227.98535
1315.9375, 231.00659
1319.2817, 236.99414
1319.9219, 243.00916
1322.1042, 244.02539
1322.8906, 248.47485
1322.8906, 251.52356
1322.8906, 255.54462
1324.9263, 256.98926
1325.9375, 260.74615
1325.9375, 265.4226
1325.9375, 267.45148
1325.9375, 269.0193
1330.1698, 269.0193
1328.9062, 275.0343
1328.9062, 275.9956
1328.9062, 279.01685
1328.9062, 281.98315
1331.9531, 285.0044
1331.9531, 285.0044
Triangle in the bottom:
1133.9062, 950.9956
1133.9062, 955.37256
1136.1552, 959.9429
1136.9531, 965.0901
1138.6583, 968.71606
1139.9219, 972.3617
1142.586, 976.9783
1143.9062, 982.42285
1146.608, 985.6449
1146.9531, 990.5189
1149.9219, 999.83105
1149.9219, 1002.55286
1153.7056, 1005.82275
1152.8906, 1010.1306
1154.862, 1011.9697
1155.9375, 1016.5016
1155.9375, 1018.0122
1155.9375, 1020.9785
1155.9375, 1024.9885
1159.9219, 1024.9885
1163.43, 1017.47314
1162.8906, 1013.48035
1165.9375, 1008.792
1167.0302, 1000.8804
1168.9062, 995.6416
1171.9531, 990.8357
1175.2189, 986.532
1175.9375, 981.4552
1178.9062, 975.46765
1181.9531, 970.21094
1181.9531, 966.84827
1186.4062, 966.9807
1184.9219, 962.5906
1184.9219, 960.99316
1187.8906, 960.99316
1187.8906, 956.98315
1187.8906, 956.98315
 
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As they draw could you draw the symmetric lines too so they see them?
 
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Unfortunately I can't. I tried to divide all the points in group of 3-4 and then calculate the difference between the triangles, but it seems to not work because its too approximate
 
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I think this is a very tough problem to solve and may stress the computing power of your tablet too.

I suppose you could map the endpoints of each line segment to another which means you'd need to scale the second line segment and then compute how close the points in between are to one another.

To make things easier you could consider a line segment to be X number of points and then adjusting the other line segment using linear interpolation to insert additional points inside it and to then compare point A_n of line segment A to point B_n of line segment B to see how close they are perhaps by summing the differences and dividing by the total number of points in segment A.

As you can see the computation starts to explode when you have say 5 segments then you have to 4! comparisons times the number of points interpolated in and their differences.

Another strategy would be to have a second canvas where you draw one line over another scaling one segment to match the other and matching endpoints meet. Count the number of pixels used by the first segment and then again after adding the second segment. A smaller pixel difference means they are similar. Although again this could be computationally costly.
 
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1. How do you determine if two points are symmetric or asymmetric?

To determine if two points are symmetric or asymmetric, you must first plot the points on a coordinate plane. Then, draw a line connecting the two points. If the line divides the figure into two equal halves, the points are symmetric. If the line does not divide the figure into two equal halves, the points are asymmetric.

2. Can two points be both symmetric and asymmetric?

No, two points cannot be both symmetric and asymmetric. A point can only be either symmetric or asymmetric, depending on its location and relation to another point.

3. What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric points?

Symmetric points are points that are the same distance from a line of symmetry, while asymmetric points are not. In other words, symmetric points have a mirror image on the other side of the line of symmetry, while asymmetric points do not.

4. How can I check if two points are symmetric or asymmetric without plotting them?

Without plotting the points, you can determine if they are symmetric or asymmetric by comparing their coordinates. If the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the two points are equal, they are symmetric. If the x-coordinates and y-coordinates are not equal, they are asymmetric.

5. Can three or more points be symmetric or asymmetric?

No, three or more points cannot be symmetric or asymmetric. The concept of symmetry and asymmetry only applies to two points in relation to each other. However, you can determine if a set of three or more points are symmetric or asymmetric by checking if they all lie on the same line of symmetry.

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