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Learning Math and Coding with Robots

Linkbot Image Mindstorm Image Cursor Image
0x2418126-6-12y2418126-6-12
Grid:
Tics Lines:
Width px
Hash Lines:
Width px
Labels:
Font px
Trace Lines:
Robot 1:
Width px
Robot 2:
Width px
Robot 3:
Width px
Robot 4:
Width px
Axes: x-axis y-axis Show Grid
Grid: 24x24 inches 36x36 inches 72x72 inches
96x96 inches 192x192 inches
Quad: 4 quadrants 1 quadrant Hardware
Units: US Customary Metric
Background: Background Image

Robot 1
Linkbot
Mindstorm
Initial Position:
( in, in)
Initial Angle:
deg
Current Position: (0 in, 0 in)
Current Angle: 0 deg
Wheel Radius:
Track Width:
in

Robot 2
Linkbot
Mindstorm
Initial Position:
( in, in)
Initial Angle:
deg
Current Position: (6 in, 0 in)
Current Angle: 90 deg
Wheel Radius:
Track Width:
in

Robot 3
Linkbot
Mindstorm
Initial Position:
( in, in)
Initial Angle:
deg
Current Position: (12 in, 0 in)
Current Angle: 90 deg
Wheel Radius:
Track Width:
in

Robot 4
Linkbot
Mindstorm
Initial Position:
( in, in)
Initial Angle:
deg
Current Position: (18 in, 0 in)
Current Angle: 90 deg
Wheel Radius:
Track Width:
in
Finding Angles and Tracing a Path with a Robot
Problem Statement:
The pre-placed block will show a right triangle on the grid. Find all the angles and lengths of the triangle and trace the triangle with the robot, and end with the robot in it's starting position and angle, ready to trace the triangle again. 
/* Code generated by RoboBlockly v2.0 */
#include <chplot.h>
#include <linkbot.h>
CPlot plot;
CLinkbotI robot;
double radius = 1.75;
double trackwidth = 3.69;

plot.triangle(0, 0, 12, 0, 12, 18);
robot.traceColor("#00FFFF", 4);
robot.driveDistanceNB(12, radius);
robot.moveWait();
robot.turnLeftNB(90, radius, trackwidth);
robot.moveWait();
robot.driveDistanceNB(18, radius);
robot.moveWait();
robot.turnLeftNB(180 - rad2deg(atan(double(12)/18)), radius, trackwidth);
robot.moveWait();
robot.driveDistanceNB(sqrt(pow(12, 2) + pow(18, 2)), radius);
robot.moveWait();
robot.turnLeftNB(180 - rad2deg(atan(double(18)/12)), radius, trackwidth);
robot.moveWait();

plot.axisRange(PLOT_AXIS_XY, -12, 24);
plot.ticsRange(PLOT_AXIS_XY, 6);
plot.sizeRatio(1);
plot.plotting();
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Problem Statement:
The pre-placed block will show a right triangle on the grid. Find all the angles and lengths of the triangle and trace the triangle with the robot, and end with the robot in it's starting position and angle, ready to trace the triangle again. 

		

			

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