Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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Student Name Joseph Tariga Period 4th
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http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/mrockwel/MousetrapCar.htm
The balloon tires on the rear wheels allow excellent traction that allows the wheels to stick without slowing the car down significantly.
http://kids.pxi.com/courtney/mousetrap/mousetrap.html
F(Force)=M(mass)*A(acceleration) therefore the mousetrap provides a standard unit of force (F=1) and if my design is heavier, the acceleration will decrease which equals lower speed. If my design is lighter, the acceleration will increase which equals a higher speed. To make my car go farther, I need to keep force (F=1) acting throughout a longer period of time because V(velocity)*T(time)=D(distance).
http://www.seps.org/faq/mousetrap
You take one end of the elastic and hook it to the nail on the axle hooked to the front two wheels, and then hook the other end to the nail on the rear axle conecting the two wheels.

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