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Re: Vex contest from Exploding Bacon

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Originally Posted by Billfred
I ran some math, and I figured I'd be nice and post this before it shocks everyone when they run on the field.

The width of the hard path is 1.5 feet. The path takes up 1.5 feet of the edge of the field. This creates an equilateral triangle--they're all 1.5 feet. You can then find the height, and thus how much space you have to get around the curve, using the Pythagorean Theorem. With a little calculating (or by looking at the attachment), you'll see that the distance is only a smidge under 1.3 feet!

Don't say I didn't warn 'ya.
I knew it was something under 1.5ft wide for the path. Had to be since it was at an angle. So Now we can tell people what it is.

BTW, Bill where do you live?
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