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I have two identical rectangles. I'm wanting to rotate one rectangle by either + or - $30^\circ$ about its center point. Then calculate the dimensions required to stretch the rotated rectangle out equally from its center point to cover the other rectangle completely.

I can calculate the width of rotated rectangle using a square root I was hoping someone could help with calculating the height required.

I hope the following will help illustrate what I mean; essentially I can't figure out how to calculate the red line.

The length will change dependent on angle and the dimensions of the original rectangle.

Illustrating dimensions

amWhy
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Rob
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There are corresponences between rotation angle and angles between base and rotated rectangles:

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We can use definitions of sinus and cosinus to find lengths of s, t, u and v segments, assuming that $\alpha\in[0,\frac{\pi}{2}]$, $w>0$ and $h>0$:

$$ \cos\alpha=\frac{s}{w}\Rightarrow s=w\cos\alpha\\ \sin\alpha=\frac{t}{w}\Rightarrow t=w\sin\alpha\\ \cos\alpha=\frac{u}{h}\Rightarrow u=h\cos\alpha\\ \sin\alpha=\frac{v}{h}\Rightarrow v=h\sin\alpha $$

Finally, lenghts of sides of a rotated rectangle:

$$ w'=v+s=h\sin\alpha+w\cos\alpha\\ h'=t+u=w\sin\alpha+h\cos\alpha $$

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