Recent content by dalebennett

I copy/pasted that equation exactly as show into Excel and it did NOTHING. Is '1 inch' suppose to be embedded into the equation? What value do I change. I'm am truly sorry for my ignorance. Can you give it EXACTLY as it should be put into an excel cell - for 1 in and 2 inches - then...

Actually, I just want to use this information as a reference point. For now, all I need are the raw answers. Please, just disregard the Trebuchet design for now. If you are interested in this project, I would be extremely interested in providing you more detail a little later. This is a...

I'm sorry, but I don't understand these equations. Would you be kind enough to do the actual calculation. I flunked out of algebra.

Hey Smart Guys, At age 61, I am building a mechanical launching device (Trebuchet) and I need to know how fast my counterweight will be traveling. How fast will it be traveling after 1 inch How fast will it be traveling after 60 inch How fast will it be traveling after 120 inch Also, please...