b2386 Messages 34 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Sep 18, 2006 #1 How do I solve for v_rel? http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3493/equationpd8.gif Last edited by a moderator: May 2, 2017
Office_Shredder Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Gold Member Messages 5,706 Reaction score 1,592 Sep 19, 2006 #2 I would solve for (1-vrel2)1/2, then square both sides (there will be vrel terms on the other side of the equation also). That gets rid of the radical
I would solve for (1-vrel2)1/2, then square both sides (there will be vrel terms on the other side of the equation also). That gets rid of the radical