POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.advanced-users : Air resistance : Re: Quick Check... Server Time
29 Jul 2024 12:18:10 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Quick Check...  
From: Slime
Date: 3 Oct 2002 19:08:11
Message: <3d9ccddb@news.povray.org>
> Just a thought... Would this work like compound interest? I.e., if an
> investment earns 30% per year, you can work out how much it earns in, say,
1
> month, such that over 12 months the compounded figure still adds up to 30%
> of the original. So a) is this analogy correct, and b) does anyone out
there
> know the compound interest formula? :-)

Yes, it's probably correct, since it's exponential, as is the simplified air
resistance model we've presented. But no I don't know the formula. =)

 - Slime
[ http://www.slimeland.com/ ]


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