Our activity today was based upon using arc lengths to calculate distances across the Earth. Given that the radius of Earth is approximately 4000 miles, we can calculate the distance between two cities if we know the central angle (converted to radians, of course) between those two cities.
This turned into a group effort where students found distances to fly their planes while trying to get paid more than any other group. Fuel efficiency was taken into consideration and there was a travel limit based on the number of gallons that the plane began with.
Shout out to Jay Rice, Kyle Krus, and Chris Coleman for developing an algorithm to determine the MAXIMUM amount of money that could possibly be made given the amount of gas in the tank, the fuel efficiency, and the most profitable destinations - WELL DONE!
Another shout out to the group of QuaDarius Gatewood, Joe Tripp, and James Petty for earning over $100,000 with their plane.
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