Return of Dr. Sloth [Split 10]

[Mxytdvc]

ohhh...thanks!

[amarise]

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]

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

[AySz88]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Mxytdvc]

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

[amarise]

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

[Katdragon]

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

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[Trilian8]

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

[Rubywinged]

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]

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]

I was frustrated hrs ago ugh

[amarise]

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.