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baadf5ec30 Geometry - shoelace formula (#12118)
* Compute the area of a polygon.

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def area_of_polygon(xs: list[float], ys: list[float]) -> float:
"""
Compute the area of a polygon. The polygon has to be planar and simple
(not self-intersecting). The vertices have to be ordered in the
counter-clockwise direction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoelace_formula
Args:
xs: list of x coordinates of the polygon vertices in counter-clockwise order
ys: list of y coordinates of the polygon vertices in counter-clockwise order
Returns:
area of the polygon
>>> from math import isclose
>>> xs = [1, 3, 7, 4, 8]
>>> ys = [6, 1, 2, 4, 5]
>>> isclose(area_of_polygon(xs, ys), 16.5)
True
"""
return 0.5 * sum(
(ys[i] + ys[(i + 1) % len(ys)]) * (xs[i] - xs[(i + 1) % len(xs)])
for i in range(len(xs))
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()