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graphics - Find intersection of pairs of straight lines


I have a list of 24 points, in which two consecutive points (1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, …) are supposed to form a line:


p1={{243.8, 77.}, {467.4, 12.}, {291.8, 130.}, {476., 210.5}, {103.2, 
  327.}, {245.2, 110.5}, {47.4, 343.}, {87.4, 108.5}, {371., 
  506.5}, {384.6, 277.}, {264.6, 525.5}, {353.8, 294.5}, {113.2, 
  484.5}, {296., 304.5}, {459.6, 604.5}, {320.2, 466.5}, {288.2, 

  630.5}, {199.6, 446.5}, {138.8, 615.5}, {81.8, 410.}, {232.4, 
  795.}, {461.8, 727.}, {27.4, 671.5}, {206.8, 763.5}};

I also have another list of 24 points with the same property:


p2={{356.8, 32.}, {363.2, 120.}, {346., 245.}, {393.8, 158.}, {163.8, 
  211.5}, {230.2, 250.}, {54.6, 225.}, {139.6, 220.}, {366., 
  394.5}, {451.8, 372.}, {241., 398.}, {321., 411.5}, {163.2, 
  347.}, {213.2, 406.5}, {332.4, 596.5}, {402.4, 528.5}, {176., 
  585.5}, {256., 530.5}, {38.2, 553.}, {122.4, 507.}, {345.2, 
  774.5}, {345.2, 688.}, {104.6, 728.}, {161.8, 647.}};


My goal is to find the intersections between a line in p1 and a line in p2 as shown in the graph below. I really don't know how to start with this, and worse, a line on p1 does not match up with the intersecting line in p2 in terms of order in each list. This could be observed by different colors of 2 intersecting lines, and makes it harder for element-by-element manipulation*. How can I solve this?


Join[Partition[p1, 2], Partition[p2, 2]] // ListLinePlot

Join Partition line intersection


*I found out that this is thankfully not true, as seen below when line i in p1 and line i in p2 are plotted together, and also by Öskå in a comment to eldo's answer.


Row@Table[
  ListLinePlot[{Partition[p1, 2][[i]], Partition[p2, 2][[i]]}], {i, 1,
    Length@Partition[p1, 2]}]


line pairs


lines



Answer



p1 = Partition[{{243.8, 77.}, {467.4, 12.}, {291.8, 130.}, {476., 
    210.5}, {103.2, 327.}, {245.2, 110.5}, {47.4, 343.}, {87.4, 
    108.5}, {371., 506.5}, {384.6, 277.}, {264.6, 525.5}, {353.8, 
    294.5}, {113.2, 484.5}, {296., 304.5}, {459.6, 604.5}, {320.2, 
    466.5}, {288.2, 630.5}, {199.6, 446.5}, {138.8, 615.5}, {81.8, 
    410.}, {232.4, 795.}, {461.8, 727.}, {27.4, 671.5}, {206.8, 
    763.5}}, 2];


p2 = Partition[{{356.8, 32.}, {363.2, 120.}, {346., 245.}, {393.8, 
     158.}, {163.8, 211.5}, {230.2, 250.}, {54.6, 225.}, {139.6, 
     220.}, {366., 394.5}, {451.8, 372.}, {241., 398.}, {321., 
     411.5}, {163.2, 347.}, {213.2, 406.5}, {332.4, 596.5}, {402.4, 
     528.5}, {176., 585.5}, {256., 530.5}, {38.2, 553.}, {122.4, 
     507.}, {345.2, 774.5}, {345.2, 688.}, {104.6, 728.}, {161.8, 
     647.}}, 2];

LineIntersectionPoint[{a_, b_}, {c_, d_}] := 

  (Det[{a, b}] (c - d) - Det[{c, d}] (a - b))/Det[{a - b, c - d}]

Graphics[{Line /@ {p1, p2}, Red, PointSize@.05, 
  Point /@ MapThread[LineIntersectionPoint, {p1, p2}]}, Frame -> True]

Mathematica graphics


Ref for finding intersection of 2 lines by determinants


line graph


determinant intersection


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