[Shop-talk] math wizards ??? come here

[Opposumking]

Nope.  This is rotating about the pivot point.  The ratios change.

For example, the ratio when horizontal is nearly 8:1.  When it's vertical, 
it's 1:1.

You can "rough guess" it, but since he's interested in precision, one should 
do the math correctly and precisely.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Kantarjiev" <cak at dimebank.com>
To: <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] math wizards ??? come here


>> You need a few more pieces of information in order to do the trig.
>
> Not really ... as Randall pointed out, 'similar triangles' gets
> it done with what he's got, since all the ratios remain the same.