Trigonometry Pod racing is a fictional sport seen in the movie Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom M...
Trigonometry Pod racing is a fictional sport seen in the movie Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Against enormous odds, young Anakin Skywalker wins the Boonta Eve Classic Pod Race on the Mos Espa pod racing circuit. Below is a simulated drawing of the Mos Espa pod racing circuit. (An actual drawing of the Mos Espa circuit can be found in Inside the World of Star Wars Episode 1 by Kristin Lund.) Mos Espa Arpna Mus 2218 Bindy 14285 The Coil The Whip Canyon Dune Turn The Star Wars pod race was won by Anakin Skywalker traveling at an average speed of 536 miles per hour. Six other racers also finished the race. Numerous other racers also started the race but did not finish due to mechanical problems, collisions, crashes, vaporizations or disappearances (Pod race information can be found in Inside the World of Star Wars Episode 1 by Kristin Lund or at Wikipedia.) Pod Racing Worksheet Directions: Each of the following problems is based upon the simulated pod race circuit seen above. Answers are to be rounded to the nearest foot It may be necessary to use answers from previous problems to find the solutions to questions 2 and 3. Rounded answers may be used. Be sure to show all work