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A particle moves in the x-y plane under the constraint that its velocity is always directed towards a point on the x-axis whose absicissa is some given function of time f(t). Show that for f(t) differentiable, but otherwise arbitrary, the constraint is non-holonomic.
All I could infer from the above question is:
x = Cf(t)
C is a constant.
If the velocity is directed towards a point on the x-axis, is the same point?
Could someone guide me in the right direction?
All I could infer from the above question is:
x = Cf(t)
C is a constant.
If the velocity is directed towards a point on the x-axis, is the same point?
Could someone guide me in the right direction?