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Re: Effective Drive Base

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Originally Posted by Nathan2974 View Post
I just wanted to point out that the actual grade of the bump is approximately 38.7 degrees (or something to that effect) using simple trigonometry based on the height and width provided by FIRST.
Sir, you should perhaps examine the official field drawings for the bumps that will be on the field. The chamfer on the rib that supports the bump happens to be 10 1/4 high and 10 1/4 wide. Simple trigonometry tells me that the bumps FIRST is going to be building will be at an angle of 45 degrees.
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