Team 3337 Shooter Teaser
 

So, a number of my team worked on the shooter today at our Lead Technical Mentor's house. I couldn't be there. When I asked the length of the shots that were made, I was given this and so now I give it to Chief Delphi. The length of the shot is W.

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Ha, calculus, Good times, good times, oh wait i'm still learning that stuff. I'd try to solve it but I'm to lazy right now.

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Someone's messing with you on that equation.

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Wow, that's pretty far (assuming the answer is in feet?). Do you happen to know what size the wheel was and what motor they used?

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We are using eight inch pneumatics with 2 Cims. And yes, I know the Cim argument - we're reserving judgement on changing dependent on how testing goes when we have the full bot assembled and test it.

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For the sake of the lazier and less calculus inclined people (I personify both of these categories :D ) could someone please post what omega is?

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Yeah....I'm in Algebra 2/Trig. This makes no sense to me right now. :|

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approximately 69.135424

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Nice aproximation!

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Sig-Figs?

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It was 70ft.

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In that case, the constant on the left-hand-side should have been 172.551465, not 169.28894.

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I don't do sig figs.
http://www.av8n.com/physics/uncertai...e-about-sigfig

I gave an answer to 6 decimal places because that is what is required to match all 5 decimal digits in the problem as stated. See attachment.