By trail and error (changing the values of and C) we can get the angle

and the cohesion value such the tangent line touches all the cirlces
0 degree
C 75 Kpa

3 1 R Xc Yc
50 200 75 125 0
100 250 75 175 0
150 300 75 225 0

0
15
5
13
0
12
5
10
90
MPa

75

60

45

30

15
0
0 50 100 150 200 250

MPa
 ASSIGNMENT 1

X Y
1 0 75
2 200 75
3 250 75
4 300 75

s ampl e 1 Co ordinates of the samples fo

s ampl e 2
s ampl e 3
ta ngent

150 200 250 300 350

MPa
Co ordinates of the samples for different circles are forward
 Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3
angle x y x y x y
0 200 0 250 0 300 0
1 199.9886 1.30893 249.9886 1.30893 299.9886 1.30893
2 199.9543 2.617462 249.9543 2.617462 299.9543 2.617462
3 199.8972 3.925197 249.8972 3.925197 299.8972 3.925197
4 199.8173 5.231736 249.8173 5.231736 299.8173 5.231736
5 199.7146 6.536681 249.7146 6.536681 299.7146 6.536681
6 199.5891 7.839635 249.5891 7.839635 299.5891 7.839635
7 199.441 9.140201 249.441 9.140201 299.441 9.140201
8 199.2701 10.43798 249.2701 10.43798 299.2701 10.43798
9 199.0766 11.73258 249.0766 11.73258 299.0766 11.73258
10 198.8606 13.02361 248.8606 13.02361 298.8606 13.02361
11 198.622 14.31067 248.622 14.31067 298.622 14.31067
12 198.3611 15.59338 248.3611 15.59338 298.3611 15.59338
13 198.0778 16.87133 248.0778 16.87133 298.0778 16.87133
14 197.7722 18.14414 247.7722 18.14414 297.7722 18.14414
15 197.4444 19.41143 247.4444 19.41143 297.4444 19.41143
16 197.0946 20.6728 247.0946 20.6728 297.0946 20.6728
17 196.7229 21.92788 246.7229 21.92788 296.7229 21.92788
18 196.3292 23.17627 246.3292 23.17627 296.3292 23.17627
19 195.9139 24.41761 245.9139 24.41761 295.9139 24.41761
20 195.4769 25.65151 245.4769 25.65151 295.4769 25.65151
21 195.0185 26.8776 245.0185 26.8776 295.0185 26.8776
22 194.5388 28.09549 244.5388 28.09549 294.5388 28.09549
23 194.0379 29.30483 244.0379 29.30483 294.0379 29.30483
24 193.5159 30.50525 243.5159 30.50525 293.5159 30.50525
25 192.9731 31.69637 242.9731 31.69637 292.9731 31.69637
26 192.4096 32.87784 242.4096 32.87784 292.4096 32.87784
27 191.8255 34.04929 241.8255 34.04929 291.8255 34.04929
28 191.2211 35.21037 241.2211 35.21037 291.2211 35.21037
29 190.5965 36.36072 240.5965 36.36072 290.5965 36.36072
30 189.9519 37.5 239.9519 37.5 289.9519 37.5
31 189.2875 38.62786 239.2875 38.62786 289.2875 38.62786
32 188.6036 39.74394 238.6036 39.74394 288.6036 39.74394
33 187.9003 40.84793 237.9003 40.84793 287.9003 40.84793
34 187.1778 41.93947 237.1778 41.93947 287.1778 41.93947
35 186.4364 43.01823 236.4364 43.01823 286.4364 43.01823
36 185.6763 44.08389 235.6763 44.08389 285.6763 44.08389
37 184.8977 45.13613 234.8977 45.13613 284.8977 45.13613
38 184.1008 46.17461 234.1008 46.17461 284.1008 46.17461
39 183.2859 47.19903 233.2859 47.19903 283.2859 47.19903
40 182.4533 48.20907 232.4533 48.20907 282.4533 48.20907
41 181.6032 49.20443 231.6032 49.20443 281.6032 49.20443
42 180.7359 50.1848 230.7359 50.1848 280.7359 50.1848
43 179.8515 51.14988 229.8515 51.14988 279.8515 51.14988
44 178.9505 52.09938 228.9505 52.09938 278.9505 52.09938
45 178.033 53.03301 228.033 53.03301 278.033 53.03301
46 177.0994 53.95049 227.0994 53.95049 277.0994 53.95049
47 176.1499 54.85153 226.1499 54.85153 276.1499 54.85153
48 175.1848 55.73586 225.1848 55.73586 275.1848 55.73586
49 174.2044 56.60322 224.2044 56.60322 274.2044 56.60322
50 173.2091 57.45333 223.2091 57.45333 273.2091 57.45333
51 172.199 58.28595 222.199 58.28595 272.199 58.28595
52 171.1746 59.10081 221.1746 59.10081 271.1746 59.10081
53 170.1361 59.89766 220.1361 59.89766 270.1361 59.89766
54 169.0839 60.67627 219.0839 60.67627 269.0839 60.67627
55 168.0182 61.4364 218.0182 61.4364 268.0182 61.4364
56 166.9395 62.17782 216.9395 62.17782 266.9395 62.17782
57 165.8479 62.90029 215.8479 62.90029 265.8479 62.90029
58 164.7439 63.60361 214.7439 63.60361 264.7439 63.60361
59 163.6279 64.28755 213.6279 64.28755 263.6279 64.28755
60 162.5 64.95191 212.5 64.95191 262.5 64.95191
61 161.3607 65.59648 211.3607 65.59648 261.3607 65.59648
62 160.2104 66.22107 210.2104 66.22107 260.2104 66.22107
63 159.0493 66.82549 209.0493 66.82549 259.0493 66.82549
64 157.8778 67.40955 207.8778 67.40955 257.8778 67.40955
65 156.6964 67.97308 206.6964 67.97308 256.6964 67.97308
66 155.5052 68.51591 205.5052 68.51591 255.5052 68.51591
67 154.3048 69.03786 204.3048 69.03786 254.3048 69.03786
68 153.0955 69.53879 203.0955 69.53879 253.0955 69.53879
69 151.8776 70.01853 201.8776 70.01853 251.8776 70.01853
70 150.6515 70.47695 200.6515 70.47695 250.6515 70.47695
71 149.4176 70.91389 199.4176 70.91389 249.4176 70.91389
72 148.1763 71.32924 198.1763 71.32924 248.1763 71.32924
73 146.9279 71.72286 196.9279 71.72286 246.9279 71.72286
74 145.6728 72.09463 195.6728 72.09463 245.6728 72.09463
75 144.4114 72.44444 194.4114 72.44444 244.4114 72.44444
76 143.1441 72.77218 193.1441 72.77218 243.1441 72.77218
77 141.8713 73.07775 191.8713 73.07775 241.8713 73.07775
78 140.5934 73.36107 190.5934 73.36107 240.5934 73.36107
79 139.3107 73.62204 189.3107 73.62204 239.3107 73.62204
80 138.0236 73.86058 188.0236 73.86058 238.0236 73.86058
81 136.7326 74.07663 186.7326 74.07663 236.7326 74.07663
82 135.438 74.27011 185.438 74.27011 235.438 74.27011
83 134.1402 74.44096 184.1402 74.44096 234.1402 74.44096
 84 132.8396 74.58914 182.8396 74.58914 232.8396 74.58914
85 131.5367 74.7146 181.5367 74.7146 231.5367 74.7146
86 130.2317 74.8173 180.2317 74.8173 230.2317 74.8173
87 128.9252 74.89722 178.9252 74.89722 228.9252 74.89722
88 127.6175 74.95431 177.6175 74.95431 227.6175 74.95431
89 126.3089 74.98858 176.3089 74.98858 226.3089 74.98858
90 125 75 175 75 225 75
91 123.6911 74.98858 173.6911 74.98858 223.6911 74.98858
92 122.3825 74.95431 172.3825 74.95431 222.3825 74.95431
93 121.0748 74.89722 171.0748 74.89722 221.0748 74.89722
94 119.7683 74.8173 169.7683 74.8173 219.7683 74.8173
95 118.4633 74.7146 168.4633 74.7146 218.4633 74.7146
96 117.1604 74.58914 167.1604 74.58914 217.1604 74.58914
97 115.8598 74.44096 165.8598 74.44096 215.8598 74.44096
98 114.562 74.27011 164.562 74.27011 214.562 74.27011
99 113.2674 74.07663 163.2674 74.07663 213.2674 74.07663
100 111.9764 73.86058 161.9764 73.86058 211.9764 73.86058
101 110.6893 73.62204 160.6893 73.62204 210.6893 73.62204
102 109.4066 73.36107 159.4066 73.36107 209.4066 73.36107
103 108.1287 73.07775 158.1287 73.07775 208.1287 73.07775
104 106.8559 72.77218 156.8559 72.77218 206.8559 72.77218
105 105.5886 72.44444 155.5886 72.44444 205.5886 72.44444
106 104.3272 72.09463 154.3272 72.09463 204.3272 72.09463
107 103.0721 71.72286 153.0721 71.72286 203.0721 71.72286
108 101.8237 71.32924 151.8237 71.32924 201.8237 71.32924
109 100.5824 70.91389 150.5824 70.91389 200.5824 70.91389
110 99.34849 70.47695 149.3485 70.47695 199.3485 70.47695
111 98.1224 70.01853 148.1224 70.01853 198.1224 70.01853
112 96.90451 69.53879 146.9045 69.53879 196.9045 69.53879
113 95.69517 69.03786 145.6952 69.03786 195.6952 69.03786
114 94.49475 68.51591 144.4948 68.51591 194.4948 68.51591
115 93.30363 67.97308 143.3036 67.97308 193.3036 67.97308
116 92.12216 67.40955 142.1222 67.40955 192.1222 67.40955
117 90.95071 66.82549 140.9507 66.82549 190.9507 66.82549
118 89.78963 66.22107 139.7896 66.22107 189.7896 66.22107
119 88.63928 65.59648 138.6393 65.59648 188.6393 65.59648
120 87.5 64.95191 137.5 64.95191 187.5 64.95191
121 86.37214 64.28755 136.3721 64.28755 186.3721 64.28755
122 85.25606 63.60361 135.2561 63.60361 185.2561 63.60361
123 84.15207 62.90029 134.1521 62.90029 184.1521 62.90029
124 83.06053 62.17782 133.0605 62.17782 183.0605 62.17782
125 81.98177 61.4364 131.9818 61.4364 181.9818 61.4364
126 80.91611 60.67627 130.9161 60.67627 180.9161 60.67627
127 79.86387 59.89766 129.8639 59.89766 179.8639 59.89766
128 78.82539 59.10081 128.8254 59.10081 178.8254 59.10081
129 77.80097 58.28595 127.801 58.28595 177.801 58.28595
130 76.79093 57.45333 126.7909 57.45333 176.7909 57.45333
131 75.79557 56.60322 125.7956 56.60322 175.7956 56.60322
132 74.8152 55.73586 124.8152 55.73586 174.8152 55.73586
133 73.85012 54.85153 123.8501 54.85153 173.8501 54.85153
134 72.90062 53.95049 122.9006 53.95049 172.9006 53.95049
135 71.96699 53.03301 121.967 53.03301 171.967 53.03301
136 71.04951 52.09938 121.0495 52.09938 171.0495 52.09938
137 70.14847 51.14988 120.1485 51.14988 170.1485 51.14988
138 69.26414 50.1848 119.2641 50.1848 169.2641 50.1848
139 68.39678 49.20443 118.3968 49.20443 168.3968 49.20443
140 67.54667 48.20907 117.5467 48.20907 167.5467 48.20907
141 66.71405 47.19903 116.7141 47.19903 166.7141 47.19903
142 65.89919 46.17461 115.8992 46.17461 165.8992 46.17461
143 65.10234 45.13613 115.1023 45.13613 165.1023 45.13613
144 64.32373 44.08389 114.3237 44.08389 164.3237 44.08389
145 63.5636 43.01823 113.5636 43.01823 163.5636 43.01823
146 62.82218 41.93947 112.8222 41.93947 162.8222 41.93947
147 62.09971 40.84793 112.0997 40.84793 162.0997 40.84793
148 61.39639 39.74394 111.3964 39.74394 161.3964 39.74394
149 60.71245 38.62786 110.7125 38.62786 160.7125 38.62786
150 60.04809 37.5 110.0481 37.5 160.0481 37.5
151 59.40352 36.36072 109.4035 36.36072 159.4035 36.36072
152 58.77893 35.21037 108.7789 35.21037 158.7789 35.21037
153 58.17451 34.04929 108.1745 34.04929 158.1745 34.04929
154 57.59045 32.87784 107.5904 32.87784 157.5904 32.87784
155 57.02692 31.69637 107.0269 31.69637 157.0269 31.69637
156 56.48409 30.50525 106.4841 30.50525 156.4841 30.50525
157 55.96214 29.30483 105.9621 29.30483 155.9621 29.30483
158 55.46121 28.09549 105.4612 28.09549 155.4612 28.09549
159 54.98147 26.8776 104.9815 26.8776 154.9815 26.8776
160 54.52305 25.65151 104.5231 25.65151 154.5231 25.65151
161 54.08611 24.41761 104.0861 24.41761 154.0861 24.41761
162 53.67076 23.17627 103.6708 23.17627 153.6708 23.17627
163 53.27714 21.92788 103.2771 21.92788 153.2771 21.92788
164 52.90537 20.6728 102.9054 20.6728 152.9054 20.6728
165 52.55556 19.41143 102.5556 19.41143 152.5556 19.41143
166 52.22782 18.14414 102.2278 18.14414 152.2278 18.14414
167 51.92225 16.87133 101.9222 16.87133 151.9222 16.87133
168 51.63893 15.59338 101.6389 15.59338 151.6389 15.59338
169 51.37796 14.31067 101.378 14.31067 151.378 14.31067
170 51.13942 13.02361 101.1394 13.02361 151.1394 13.02361
171 50.92337 11.73258 100.9234 11.73258 150.9234 11.73258
172 50.72989 10.43798 100.7299 10.43798 150.7299 10.43798
173 50.55904 9.140201 100.559 9.140201 150.559 9.140201
174 50.41086 7.839635 100.4109 7.839635 150.4109 7.839635
175 50.2854 6.536681 100.2854 6.536681 150.2854 6.536681
176 50.1827 5.231736 100.1827 5.231736 150.1827 5.231736
177 50.10278 3.925197 100.1028 3.925197 150.1028 3.925197
178 50.04569 2.617462 100.0457 2.617462 150.0457 2.617462
179 50.01142 1.30893 100.0114 1.30893 150.0114 1.30893
180 50 9.18E-15 100 9.18E-15 150 9.18E-15