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Basic Mathematics 4
Team #1 is in first place but only one point higher than Team #2. The sum of their two scores is N. What are each team’s scores...

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Basic Mathematics 3
It was announced during a Robotics Competition kick off that two of the trickiest scoring objects are: soup cans, and beach ball...

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Basic Mathematics 2
If a 4’ x 8’ sheet of ½” plywood weighs W lbs and you cut an L” x L” robot base from this material, approximately how much weigh...

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Basic Mathematics 1
If a robot is traveling on a north heading at v1 inches per second and has the ability to only make N degree changes in directio...

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Linear Motion 7
A robot has a maximum rate of acceleration of a m/s2. If the robot starts from rest and reaches a velocity of v2 m/s. How far ha...

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Linear Motion 6
An experimental vehicle traveling at v1 m/s is brought to a full stop in t seconds. How far does it travel before stopping? Roun...

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Linear Motion 5
A robot moving down an incline for 3 seconds undergoes a uniform acceleration of a ft/s2. If the robot has an initial velocity o...

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Linear Motion 4
A robot accelerates at a rate of A ft/s2. Assuming the robot starts from rest how much time is required to reach an object loca...

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Linear Motion 3
Suppose a robot is moving in a straight line and steadily increases its speed. It moves from v1 ft/s to v1+2 ft/s in the first ...

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Linear Motion 2
During testing in the desert, a remotely operated vehicle travels D kilometers over rough terrain. The testing takes place over...

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Linear Motion 1
An object travels N feet in the first second of travel, N feet again during the second second of travel and N feet again during ...

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Coefficient of Static friction
The coefficient of static friction between two surfaces is u. What force must be used to move a W lb. crate on a horizontal sur...

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Coefficient of Sliding Friction
A weight of W1 N rests on a horizontal plane. The plane is gradually inclined until at an angle θ = Ao with the horizontal, the ...

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Calculate the acceleration of a crate
What is the acceleration of a crate if two robots apply F1 N and F2 N of force respectively and a frictional force of FR N acts ...

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Coefficient of Kinetic friction
A robot exerts a F1 lb. force horizontally on a W lb. crate across a concrete floor at a constant speed. What is the coefficien...

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Find the force required to support a lever
Students are designing a robot that will lift a block to the equilibrium position for transport to the scoring area. They have d...

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Calculate supply voltage and total current
Three resistors are connected in series and each has a resistance in ohms. Resistor R2 has a voltage drop of ΔV2volts Find the ...

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Calculate load on arm 1
A robot is designed with a motor directly attached at the pivot point of the lifting arm. The L inch arm has a weight of W1 lbs...

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Mechanical Advantage of a Gear Train
Calculate the mechanical advantage of a gear train. The mechanical advantage of a gear couple is given by MA = T_o/T_i where ...

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Magnitude of Balancing Force
A box weighing W1 pounds is placed where its center of mass is located d1 ft from the fulcrum. A balancing force is placed at th...

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How long do each of the stages of the rocket take to burn?
A space rocket has 3 stages: - stage 1, s1; - stage 2, s2; - stage 3, s3. If s1 burns 3 x as long as s2 which burns ...

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Current through resistor
Three resistors (R2, R3, R4) are connected in parallel as shown in the figure. If this combination is connected in series with ...

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Find the mass of a rod
Determine the mass (in grams) of a rod of length L cm if it is in equilibrium per the diagram. In the diagram L1, L2, L3 are di...

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Resistance in a circuit
Two resistors with values of 6.0 ohms and 12 ohms are connected in parallel. This combination is connected in series with a 4 o...

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Calculate Parallel Resistance
Three resistors connected in parallel have resistances R1, R 2, and R 3, respectively. Return the total resistance R total of ...

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Resistance of a light bulb
The current through two identical light bulbs connected in series is C Amperes. The total voltage across both bulbs is V Volts....

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Electrical Diode Current Calculation
In engineering, there is not always a single equation that describes a phenomenon accurately enough to be applied in all instanc...

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An Ohm's Law Calculator
*BACKGROUND / MOTIVATION:* Many important observations in math and science can be described by short, but powerful, equations...

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Force and Motion 3
Two robots push on a large object in the same direction. One robot pushes with a force of F1 Newtons and the other with a force...

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Force and Motion 2
Two robots are pulling on an object in opposite directions. One robot pulls with a force of F1 Newtons and the other with a forc...

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