#How to make a curve with floor
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clever vector
...sounds... piecewise?
cant u do it without writing the { character?
inner shard
cant u do it without writing the { character?
...what?
clever vector
i thought it could be done with floor() functions
inner shard
i thought it could be done with floor() functions
That is still a piecewise function, and how did you imagine that would work?
clever vector
well the graph is pretty much y = 10x, but the multiplier doubles after every 65 y, so you use floor on y / 65 or x / 6.5 somehow (this part is confusing) and make that the exponent of 2 to multiply with 10 in 10x to make it double
inner shard
well the graph is pretty much y = 10x, but the multiplier doubles after every 65...
That's not remotely "pretty much y = 10x".
Where is this even coming from?
clever vector
i mean it starts off as y = 10x, then after certain points, x = 6.5 it becomes y = 20x, then x = 9.75 it becomes y = 40x
inner shard
i mean it starts off as y = 10x, then after certain points, x = 6.5 it becomes y...
It doesn't actually "become y = 20x", either.
Unless it's supposed to be discontinuous.
clever vector
Where is this even coming from?
it's part of a roi calculation for something
inner shard
it's part of a roi calculation for something
For what?
clever vector
a powerplant costs $65, and it generates $10 per min. you start off with $10 income per minute too. i'm trying to visualize what the income curve looks like if you continously buy a powerplant the moment you can afford it
clever vector
i made a mistake
inner shard
Also, you should really be subtracting the cost of each new powerpoint.
clever vector
Also, you should really be *subtracting* the cost of each new powerpoint.
yep but if you write it in desmos it wont go over 65 and doesn't really help with seeing the difference
im trying to see the income curve, not ur current cash
inner shard
"Income curve", wouldn't that just be constant, since you have a constant rate of income at any given point?
clever vector
no it increases with the more plants you have
at the start you make $10 per minute
if you have 1 plant, you now make $20 per minute
inner shard
A constant $20 per minute.
clever vector
doesnt a constant mean unchanged?
inner shard
I mean, it would increase, so it would have a discontinuity, but you're looking at something more like 10 * floor(f(t)) for some f than anything else.
clever vector
yes the f is the confusing part
this is kind of what I want but the line positions are wrong
inner shard
this is kind of what I want but the line positions are wrong
Also they should be straight horizontal lines.
And it should still be a function, which it's currently not.
clever vector
Also they should be straight horizontal lines.
it looks like I have to base it off current cash so it goes up
inner shard
it looks like I have to base it off current cash so it goes up
What do you mean "have to"? You don't "have to" do anything, you're making this up for fun.
clever vector
What do you mean "have to"? You don't "have to" do anything, you're making this ...
what do u mean? you can apply that to anything
inner shard
what do u mean? you can apply that to anything
...not to stuff you're not making up for fun.
clever vector
What do you mean "have to"? You don't "have to" do anything, you're making this ...
I meant I changed my mind because you brought up the point that they had to be straight horizontal lines
inner shard
Okay, stop.
Let's think about this.
How much money per minute are you earning at minute 0?
clever vector
there's a cap of 25 plants too, so I was thinking to wrap a min function on it too
10
inner shard
How much at minute 1?
clever vector
at minute 0, you're making 10
clever vector
How much at minute 1?
20*
inner shard
How much at minute 2?
clever vector
by minute 6.5, you'll have 65
inner shard
by minute 6.5, you'll have 65
You just said you don't want a function that tells you how much money you have.
clever vector
You just said you don't want a function that tells you how much money you *have....
yes sorry, I've changed my mind because you brought up a good point
inner shard
yes sorry, I've changed my mind because you brought up a good point
So you do want a function that tells you how much money you have?
clever vector
yes, combined with a min function too!
inner shard
...no. That doesn't make sense.