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Intersections

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intersections2

findSolution

var  x1 = -400, x2 = 400, x3 = 400,x4 = -400;
var cnt = 5;
function setup() {
  createCanvas(400, 400);
  background(60);
  frameRate (10);
}

function draw() {
  translate(width/2,width/2)
  stroke(70)
  strokeWeight(2);//thin lines
  y1 = random(-400,400);//random y values:
  y3 = random(-400,400);
  y2 = random(-400,400);
  y4 = random(-400,400);
  findSolution()
  if(xSoln>-200 && xSoln <200 && ySoln<200 && ySoln>-200){
      line(x1,y1,x2,y2)
      line(x3,y3,x4,y4)
  }
  if(cnt > 300){
    background(60);//reset canvas
    cnt = 5;//reset counter
  }
}
function findSolution(){
  m1 = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1);
  m2 = (y3-y4)/(x3-x4);//find slope2
  b1 = (y1-m1*x1);//find y-intercept1
  b2 = (y3-m2*x3);//find y-intercept2
  xSoln = (b1-b2)/(m2-m1);//find soln x value using substitution
  ySoln = m1*xSoln+b1;//find soln y value by evaluating line equation with xSoln
  fill(random(255),random(255),random(255));
  circle(xSoln,ySoln,cnt+1);//circle with size equal to count+5
  circle(xSoln,ySoln,5);//small circle to denote solution
  cnt=cnt+1;//increments counter for circles plotted
}