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Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/FRC Game Hint #2

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Originally Posted by thattallguy View Post
okay so 42.349905=X -71.076072 =Y 342.242026=Z

and that means r (the distance from the origin) is = 352.10073391721704 feet or miles
φ (the angle from the z- axis)= 1.0334419056850023 degrees
θ (the angle from the x- axis)=0.23719750535693354 degrees

the origin i believe is the lat and long. like it has been worked out be for.

that is what I have, now if this is of any use someone will be able to figure this out but me being a freshman i have almost no knowledge of this stuff yet so i'm done for today,

(my head hurts now)
I believe we need to work within a 2-coordinate "map" system. I have no way of placing a decent "origin" on the earth and deciding which axis will be which. I think an angle - distance, latitude-longitude, or other well-known system is the best way to go. The third "variable" will not refer to space, but to time -

Unless, of curse we're all totally wrong and Dave is messing with our heads.
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