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From: c23vgs@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (Victor Sperry)
Subject: Re: 300 lb robot on 10 degree grade?
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In article <29kj26$12i@skates.gsfc.nasa.gov>, nstn@quercus.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nathan Stratton) writes:
> In article <amccor.44.2CBC71E0@dres.dnd.ca> amccor@dres.dnd.ca (Alan McCormac) writes:
> 
> How do you get 7148?
> 300 * 16 = 4800
> sin 10 = .1564344
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Your calculator's set to gradients, not degrees.
Try this again.

> .1564333 * 8 = 1.2514757
> 1.2514757 + .1 = 1.3514757
> 1.3514757 * 4800 = 6007.0835
> 
> 6007.0835 oz-in
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Nathan Stratton
> nstn@quercus.gsfc.nasa.gov
> 

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