The problem involves a scenario where a monk travels between a city and a monastery, and participants are exploring whether there is a point along the path that he passes at the same time each day. The discussion revolves around the monk's position and time as he makes this journey.
The discussion is active, with participants sharing equations and attempting to clarify their understanding of the variables involved. There is a mix of interpretations regarding the equations and the relationships between distance, time, and velocity. Some guidance has been offered, but no consensus has been reached on the correct approach.
Participants are working under the constraints of the problem statement, which specifies certain values and relationships. There is some confusion regarding the definitions of variables and how to apply them correctly in the context of the equations being discussed.
Let's try to write down some equations. Suppose that you mark off time as hours since noon and you mark off position as current distance from the city. Can you write down an equation for the man's position in terms of time during the trip from city to monastery?Kingyou123 said:
Can you write down v0 in terms of D?Kingyou123 said:
You may want to rethink that. In the equation you gave, t is a variable. But velocity is a constant.Kingyou123 said:
Hint: You know how long it takes to get from the city to the monastery.Kingyou123 said:
xf=xo+x(7), 7 is the number of hours from the office to the monastery.jbriggs444 said:
The problem statement specifies the value for xf.Kingyou123 said:
D=0+v(7) would the second equation be D=D+v(3)?jbriggs444 said:
The thing that confuses me is what to solve for, D?Kingyou123 said:
V0=(xf-x0)/tjbriggs444 said:
What is x0? What is xf? And, for that matter, what is t?Kingyou123 said:
t= times from office to monastery or time from monastery to officejbriggs444 said:
Given that t=7 and xf-x0 = D, can you simplify the formula for the velocity on the trip from office to monastery?Kingyou123 said:
