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Discovery Nspired Proofs. T 3 Regional Conference Kilgore, TX Dr. Steve Armstrong LeTourneau Univ. What Do You Think?. What if robot on a curved path approaches wall What would be modeling function for (time, dist) ordered pairs?. Diagram. Nspire screen. 16 in. r = 12 in. Manipulate.
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Discovery Nspired Proofs T3 Regional Conference Kilgore, TX Dr. Steve ArmstrongLeTourneau Univ.
What Do You Think? • What if robot on a curved path approaches wall • What would be modeling function for (time, dist) ordered pairs?
Diagram • Nspire screen 16 in. r = 12 in
Manipulate • Grab tangent point • Drag around circle • Note changing (angle, length)
Acquire Data • Recordorderedpairs
Prepare for Plot • Data captured automatically • Readyfor plotting • Guess curveshape first
Results • Note curve • More guessesas to modelingfunction?
Analysis • Beginproof
Analysis • Note right triangles • Central angle repeats • Use trig ratios
Modeling Function • Given • r = 12 • WN = 16 • Determine lengthof PW in termsof
Modeling Function • Given • r = 12 • WS = 16 • Determine lengthof PW in termsof
Results • Functiongraphed
Experimental Results Ultrasonic sensor returns it's max value – "infinite" distance
Experimental Results Good data for
Experimental Results • Minimum interior sensorangle 75
Resolving Theoretical vs. Actual • Nspire graph using degrees • Excel graph (actual data) using time (seconds) • But
Final Results • Nspiredata points • Theoreticalfunction • NXT datapoints
Challenge • Find a non trivial set of data • Given : what is the path of the vertex when you change the value of b? • Have the NXT robot follow a sine curve and measure time and distance • What happens to the area of an ellipse as you alter one of the coefficients? • What else ….. ?
Challenge • Plot results with technology • Use same technology to analyze • Compare theoretical to actual data • And hope it matches
Discovery Nspired Proofs T3 Regional Conference Kilgore, TX Dr. Steve ArmstrongLeTourneau Univ.