Two objects on different concentric circular traks (relative period)

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Given two particles A and B realizing circular motion respectively on circles with same center o and of radii RA and RB where RA<RB. There angular velocities wA and wB are constant and initially the two objects form an angle θ.
How long should the object A waits before he crosses object B?

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hi ninjaboy! welcome to pf! :wink:

show us what you've tried, and where you're stuck, and then we'll know how to help! :smile:
 
Thanks for replying, I've done this;

va=Ra*wa
va=Rb*wb

da=va*ta
db=vb*tb

I need to compute the period for the two objects to meet knowing that wa≠wb and that initially they form angle θ.
 
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