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thomas91
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Hello! Nice to meet you. I'm studying a Bachelor of Science and I have a doubt:
A bead slides without friction on a frictionless wire in the shape of a cycloid with equations
x = a(θ-sin θ) y = a(1+cos θ)
where θ's range is 0 to 2π and a>0
a) Find the equation of motion:
And I resolved:
I checked in a physics book that the solution is correct
b) Make the change of variable u= cos (θ/2) and find a linear equation for u(t). Solve this equation and find the solution θ(t) which in the case of a bead at t = 0 falls from rest from the corresponding point θ= π/2
I don't know how to make the change. Can anybody help me? Thanks and nice to meet you.
A bead slides without friction on a frictionless wire in the shape of a cycloid with equations
x = a(θ-sin θ) y = a(1+cos θ)
where θ's range is 0 to 2π and a>0
a) Find the equation of motion:
And I resolved:
I checked in a physics book that the solution is correct
b) Make the change of variable u= cos (θ/2) and find a linear equation for u(t). Solve this equation and find the solution θ(t) which in the case of a bead at t = 0 falls from rest from the corresponding point θ= π/2
I don't know how to make the change. Can anybody help me? Thanks and nice to meet you.