Page 1 of 1
For the nit-pickers ... ;-)
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 17:12
by DanKH
What's wrong with this?
0.12v$/100nm x Distance ( 3085nm ) x Cargo ( 7650kg ) = 27437v$
or even:
0.12v$/100nm x 3085nm x 7650kg = 27437v$
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 17:37
by blanston12
I back calculated the cargo rate at 0.11626v$/100nm. I think flynet calculates the total and then back calculates the rate. So to me this sounds like a rounding error.
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 21:12
by DanKH
The problem with this equation is the units !
If you are using units in an equation you should do it consequently.
The correct equation should look like this:
0.12v$/100nm x 3085nm x 7650kg = 27437v$kg
Or you should implicit realise that the 0.12v$ is in fact 0.12v$/kg thus:
0.12v$/kg/100nm x 3085nm x 7650kg = 27437v$
So it was a nit-picker joke....
I'll get my coat.....
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 21:21
by Garry Russell
:k:
Garry
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 21:23
by DanKH
It's an engineer-thing Garry .... dont' worry about it....
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 21:25
by Garry Russell
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 22:17
by jonesey2k
Its not that I'm crap at stuff like this.... I just can't be bothered!
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 22:19
by blanston12
Sorry, its been a while since I had to sit down with a physics problem and figure out all the units in an equation.
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 22:50
by DanKH
jonesey2k wrote:I just can't be bothered!
Well you should, think about it as differences in pennies and pounds ;-)
Makes quite a difference!
