Mousetrap car to go on a 30 degree incline!!!???

Question

I have to build a mousetrap car that will go the fastest and farthest on a thirty degree incline. how do i do that???? help please

Answer 1

I answered previously. Please see link.
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Answer 2

Up or Down? I suppose up, down would be sort of pointless.

The main thing will be to make it as light as you can.
On a horizontal track mass isn't quite so bad, as what you lose in acceleration you might get back in coasting distance, but going up an incline every milligram counts. You'll want to be careful not to spin the wheels, with a low mass you'll have little traction, of course with low mass you also have low inertia, but sudden acceleration could still be a problem, so trying for a moderate acceleration might be best.
Do you know what the balance is between speed and distance is for scoring? Since wheel spin will kill you, you might concentrate on distance before speed.

Answer 3

i'm not responsive to any minimum incline requirement yet there's a maximum of seven inches of upward thrust for one foot of run which works out to be approximately 30 a million/4 deg so which you're able to be ok. you particularly could examine community codes and don't have confidence my figures.