Recent content by Old Man Scho

Well, in this case we're describing the orbit of the Moon...

A nearly identical problem was posted here previously, so I had already solved mine in the same manner. I was keen to learn of an alternative method and your graph is exactly what I was hoping to see. Very helpful...

If you do not know how to solve this problem then say so and perhaps someone else can actually help . I asked for the velocity of B and it can be derived from the information without any vectors being necessary.

I have never studied calculus if this is what you mean. Going forward I am attempting to learn what is necessary to solve this. I created the problem and I need the answer because I want to know. Understand?

radians per second, revolutions per minute, miles per hour? I'm not sure how to take a time derivative.

Using the numbers I posted: vt = ω r vt = .5 x 10 = 5 m/s

I will do my best. Ok, I'm not sure how to find that. I thought r is a function of length.

Here are some arbitrary values: A ω=.5 radians/sec B ω = 2 radians/sec r1 = 10m r2 = 3m v = r*ω Would I calculate each linear velocity to start with?

Ok, then can we solve this using 3 and 1:30?

So does the body B already have the linear velocity of body A's? I'm assuming that it must, right? But it's not as simple as adding the two linear velocities together is it?

Do you mean the position in terms of a point on the circle as a degree, like 90°?