.5*350 + 3*600 + 1*350
I think.
Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jun 07, 2005 8:51:22 am PDT #46 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 07, 2005 8:51:27 am PDT #47 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Wait!
Katefate is here!
I haven't seen her in ages!
Hi Katefate!
(this post brought to you by the exclaimation point!)
DXMachina - Jun 07, 2005 8:51:52 am PDT #48 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Yes, this should be easy. Apparently, however, I got it all wrong.
Actually for the problem as written, if you take the average speed of the plane while it's accelerating or decelerating times the time it accelerates or decelerates, and add that the distance traveled while it's cruising, you should get the answer they're looking for.
Or what tommy said.
katefate - Jun 07, 2005 8:51:59 am PDT #49 of 10001
Frail my heart apart and play me a little Shady Grove
JZ has a sexy cool new haircut.
So many redundancies in the line I don't know where to start.
Emily, I don't have a clue as to your math problem, but just reading it made me feel all tingly.
Yay for TV-less Tuesday! "Washing the dog" sounds like fun. Is that like the "LUNCH" thing?
Scrappy - Jun 07, 2005 8:53:41 am PDT #50 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Washing the dog" sounds like fun. Is that like the "LUNCH" thing?
No, that's the "crazy hot sex" thing, which is for AFTER we wash the dog.
Emily - Jun 07, 2005 8:54:32 am PDT #51 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Okay, you all are getting the same kind of answer I got. Which makes me feel better, at least. Who knows, maybe they got it wrong, or maybe I read the wrong answer? Will check back in with an update. Am currently working on a practice test for the GRE Math subject test, which... ugh. I mean, I covered all this stuff in CS classes, but... well, a lot of it was in that class I failed. So as painful as it will be, I think I'd better go track down the book. er, if I still have it. Crap.
DavidS - Jun 07, 2005 8:54:38 am PDT #52 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
No, that's the "crazy hot sex" thing, which is for AFTER we wash the dog.
Hmmm.
::checks the fetish map again::
Gudanov - Jun 07, 2005 8:54:48 am PDT #53 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Okay, -t, so let's say we've got a graph of airplane velocity. From time 0 to time 0.5 (hours) it goes directly up from 100 to 600 mph. From 0.5 to 3.5 it does 600 mph. From 3.5 to 4.5 it goes directly down from 600 to 100 again. What's the total distance it travels, and how do you go about getting it?
If by directly, you mean constant acceleration, then I would think you could just use the average for 0.0 to 0.5 and 3.5 to 4.5 and then just multiply and add.
-t - Jun 07, 2005 8:55:00 am PDT #54 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Area under the curve, Emily. Which should be two triangles and a rectangle, right? So, (600-100)*(0.5-0)/2 + 600*(3.5-0.5) + (600-100)*(4.5-3.5)/2 = 125+1800+250=2175.
katefate - Jun 07, 2005 8:55:27 am PDT #55 of 10001
Frail my heart apart and play me a little Shady Grove
t fearing cereal post:
I only have a few minutes until I have to teach a nerd class, so I'm cramming in all the posting I can.
Hi Sophia! You know, I always picture you as you were prom night in Chicago, all gussied up with tiara and your medal.
More math talk, please. This could be mathier.