Well I have come up with a spreadsheet showing the relationships of all this in feet and in meters, including how much percent of the line was taken away.
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=4A0E40A84DBF5E1D
"Interesting" how 1 twist per inch does not affect it much. I...
Sorry for not catching on to this, fresh eyes always help.
I still am having trouble incorporating more than 1 twist into Dr. Math's method of doing this problem. Can anyone explain this further please.
Makes sense, I have found something similar to this problem but its a different approach, which I believe to be more correct than yours. Please verify this though.
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/53155.html
Curiosity killed the cat, but I'm willing to risk a cats life so I ask. How did you know to use that method to solve the problem? I have been searching math forums and such for helix complex math stuff and you just skipped over all that.
Okay, I love you guys, I posted 11 minutes ago and already got an accurate answer. Thanks a bunch VxA.
Note: This doesn't mean I have checked it yet, the post is still active incase anyone has any further input on the subject :)
This is my first post and if someone can answer this, I'll be long-time user of the forum :)
Situation:
Everyone knows as you twist a pair of wires together, their total lengths will shorten. Also the number of twists and the diameter of the wire are crucial in how much it will shorten...
