From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Tank Movement
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 19:05:00 -0700
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JEFF wrote:

> The atan() function can only return values between -90 and 90 degrees,
> which
> is two out of four quandrants. You need to check the signs of v1 and
> v2 to
> determine if the angle is between -180 and -90 or  between 90 and 180
> degrees and add or subtract 90 degrees accordingly.

Or just use atan2.  That's what it's for; no use reinventing the wheel.

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