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Originally Posted by monsieurcoffee
Er... I am currently taking AP Physics so I am not very experienced with it. But it seems to me that you are saying: Potential Energy = Kinetic Energy... Well, when the robot is hanging it's got PE, but no KE... I think it was lucky that when solving for 'h', you came out with v^2/2g
I used Andy's method of applying the equation "V^2=Vo^2+2aX" and derived the same formula.. Hmmmmm.
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He is saying that potiential energy equals kenetic energy!
Conservation of energy vs. kinematics.
This are just two different ways to solve the same problem.
We are both correct except I am more right because I used the metric system.
Just kidding, seriously though, the metric system is so much easier to use then the imperial system. There is nothing easier then multiplying/dividing powers of ten then fractions (shudder).
Useless info:
-Americans are better at fractions then Europeans because Americans have to be fluent with fractions because of their/our measurement system. Interesting
-Our robot will probably be in inches because of the availability of metric vs. imperial fasteners, drive componants, extruded aluminum, 80/20 etc.
Good luck this year!
-Andy