Explanation for integration of Dr/Dt

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Homework Statement



Why integration of $$\frac{D^2\mathbf r}{Dt^2}=−2\mathbf w \times \frac{D\mathbf r}{Dt}−g\mathbf R$$ gives us
$$\frac{D\mathbf r}{Dt}= \mathbf v_0 −2\mathbf w×(\mathbf r−\mathbf r_0)−gt\mathbf R$$


Homework Equations



Consider a time-varying vector written in the body coordinate system, [itex]\xi(t) = R(t)\mathbf s(t).[/itex]
$$\frac{d\xi}{dt} = R\frac{d\mathbf s}{dt}+\mathbf w \times \xi = \frac{D\xi}{Dt} +\mathbf w \times \xi.$$

The Attempt at a Solution


It looks for me like they incorporated [itex]-\mathbf v_0[/itex] for LHS and [itex]-\mathbf r_0[/itex] for [itex]\frac{D\mathbf r}{Dt}.[/itex]

Ah! Probably they took definite integral [itex]\int_0^t[/itex]!
 
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Hi, if you take ##\int_{0}^{t} \cdot ds## (as you said at the end) of both sides of ## \frac{D^{2} \mathbf{r}}{Ds^2}=-2\mathbf{w}\times \frac{D\mathbf{r}}{Ds}-g\mathbf{R}## you obtain in the first side ## \frac{D \mathbf{r}}{Ds}(t)-\frac{D \mathbf{r}}{Ds}(0)## that is problably ##\frac{D \mathbf{r}}{Ds}(t)-\mathbf{v}_{0}##, the second side is a simple integration and calling ##\mathbf{r}=\mathbf{r}(t)## and ##\mathbf{r}_{0}=\mathbf{r}(0)## you have the result ...

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