The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

Agree, At minimum. A quick think says your downforce loss is closer to 60 percent at 30 degrees. Would have to write out the equation to be sure.

 

It's a simple trig problem. Because we're talking percentages we just assumed the force Vector has a length of one to make the math easy. So the downforce is simply sine 30 and the horizontal component cosine 30. Those values are 0.5 and 0.87 respectively, or 50% vertical and 87% horizontal

 

Beat me to it!

I used to know all that off the top of my head as well, but I don't it much anymore.

 

Seems I’m late to the party. There is no lateral tension on those cans. I’m not a trig or calculus or even a multiplication genius, but I can tell you those cans are not tied down and would never make it through a crash.

 

I have to actually write it out. It’s the process.

 

Your response is out of line. The only use for trigonometry is the measure the height of a tree, a building, or a flag pole while standing a known, whole unit, distance away.

Any other use has not been authorized by College Board or math book publishers. A cease and desist letter is being drafted.

 

I probably shouldn't admit that a once had a small program that used calculus and trig in my HP48 that converted measured inches of fuel into gallons.

 

I wouldn't trust that setup on a really bumpy cambered road!

 

HP calculators. Cool stuff. Had/have several.
A trivia piece. The HP 41C was used extensively on space shuttle missions. It was also the backup emergency system for de-orbiting and landings.

 

I recently found my ti-81 - turns out I was better educated in high school than I am now. I barely remember how to use the calculus and physics short cut programs I wrote, I'd never be able to write them.