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Mxytdvc · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:32 am

ohhh...thanks!

amarise · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:33 am

Is that the easiest formula there is? Because there's no way I can do that in the 30 seconds I have to place the final dot.

Trilian8 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:34 am

I'm in room #58 if anyone else is here we're on the gravitics test.

AySz88 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:34 am

Okay, for the gravitic part,

1) Place dot at (0,0), get distance a
2) Place dot at (400,0), get distance b
3) Calculate this (via Excel, a Perl script, whatever; calculators might be too slow though):

x = (a^2 - b^2 + 400^2)/800
y = sqrt(a^2 - x^2) <-- note the "x", from above

Put the last dot close to (x,y), within a few coordinates (I think you can go +/- 10ish)

warnold · **Posts:** 29 **Joined:** Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:58 pm

amarise wrote:

Is that the easiest formula there is? Because there's no way I can do that in the 30 seconds I have to place the final dot.

program it into excel, or a web page, or something else like that.

ChaosShadow · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:37 am

Begin calculating during the other two, since you've got roughly seven seconds between locking the second singularity and the beginning of the other steps. If you have a graphing calculator, it's not too hard; you just have to know how to budget your time with it.

I managed it and it felt great to get one right. ^_^ But it isn't exactly easy, either; you have to be fleet of fingers, quick of mind, and lucky of teammates to manage it.

EDIT: Or, you know... programming.

Well, it's far too late and I have a physics test tomorrow (right on into math after coming off of... math), so I fear I must abandon my belov'ed Test Station 27, through which I have had many hardships and heartbreaks and twitchings of the eyes. Fare thee well.

Mongrel · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:44 am

I am totally and completely lost. The instructions are useless on the group effort and it's darned irritating.

Mxytdvc · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:46 am

Ok, now that I know what I'm doing...Anyone need help in a room?

amarise · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:49 am

I did the formula, put it on the proper coordinates, and........ it said I was wrong. I am so frustrated right now.

Katdragon · **Posts:** 327 **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:15 pm

Has anyone tried the individual activities?
Are random clicks in the gravitics location thingy the way to go?

If you're looking for a room, join us in live chat at http://www.chatzy.com/514950204008

Trilian8 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:52 am

room 58-- we're on gravitics---but I only have a dinky regular calculator

Rubywinged · **Posts:** 559 **Joined:** Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:38 am

There is no way i can do that math anyone got a shorter version? all i have is windows lil calculator common now! lol

2 people in my room keep getting it right its time for an nm to them i think

Mxytdvc · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:57 am

Are you guys sure that formula works?

I loaded it into a spread sheet, and neopets says it's wrong...and you'll need an absolute value around y if b^2 is greater the a^2

.

Sylence · **Posts:** 1159 **Joined:** Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:40 pm

I was frustrated hrs ago ugh

amarise · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:58 am

I can't keep doing this. It's 1am here, it keeps saying I'm wrong, and I'm doing everything I possibly can. I'm sorry, folks, but I can only keep trying a little longer.

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