Author: Physics Notebook
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The motion of a particle is described by the equation, x=4sin2t, y=4cos2t and z=6t. Find the equation of velocity and acceleration of the particle.
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The motion of the particle is described by the three equations, , and So the displacement of the particle can be written as, where, , and are the unit vectors in three dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system along the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis respectively. Again the velocity is the time derivative of the displacement vector, so…
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A particle moves along a curve x=2sin3t, y=2cos3t and z=8t. At any instant of time (t>0), find the velocity and acceleration of the particle.
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The motion of the particle is described by the three equations, , and So the displacement of the particle can be written as, where, , and are the unit vectors in three dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system along the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis respectively. Again the velocity is the time derivative of the displacement vector, so…
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The position vector of a point is given by, r=(4/3t^3-2t)i+t^2j. Find the velocity and acceleration of the point at t=3sec. [The distance is measured in meters]
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Here the position vector of the point is given by, So the velocity is Now, at t=3sec. So the magnitude of the velocity is, Again we know that acceleration is the time derivative of the velocity vector. So the acceleration is given by, So at t=3 sec. the acceleration is So the magnitude of…
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The velocity of a moving particle at any instant of time is given by, v=2i+5tj+(1/t)k. Find the position vector of that particle at that instant of time.
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The velocity of the moving particle is given by, Since the velocity is the time derivative of the position vector , then we can write, where, is a constant.
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The path of a projectile is defined by the equation r=3t-(t^2)/30 and θ^2=1600-t^2. Find its velocity and acceleration after 30 sec.
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We know that if a particle moves along a curve in a plane, then the expression for the velocity of the particle is given by, [ To know the derivation for the velocity (CLICK HERE) ] and the expression for the acceleration is given by, [ To know the derivation for the acceleration (CLICK HERE)…
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A point moving in a plane has co-ordinates x=3 and y=4. And has components of speed dx/dt=5 m/sec and dy/dt=8 m/sec at some instant of time. Find the components of speed in polar co-ordinates (r,θ).
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Let us consider a point is moving in a plane, If (x,y) be the cartesian co-ordinates of the point and be the plane polar co-ordinates in the two-dimensional system, then the relation between the speeds in cartesian and polar co-ordinates is given by, the radial component of speed along is and the transverse component of…
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For Planer Motion x=r cosθ and y=r sinθ. Derive The Relation Between Velocities As Expressed In Cartesian Co-Ordinates And Polar Co-Ordinates.
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Let us consider a point P having the two-dimensional cartesian co-ordinates (x,y). The polar co-ordinates of that point in the two dimensional system are . here, and . Differentiating equations (1) & (2) with respect to time we get, and, Multiplying equations (3) and (4) by and respectively and then adding them we get, […
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The polar co-ordinates of a point (r,θ,φ) = (8, 30 degree, 45 degree) are. Find the Cartesian co-ordinates of the same point.
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Let us consider the Cartesian co-ordinates of the point are , Given, the spherical polar co-ordinates of that point are We know that, So the Cartesian co-ordinates of the point are [ To know the relation between the three-dimensional cartesian co-ordinates and the spherical polar co-ordinates (CLICK HERE) ]
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The spherical polar co-ordinates of a point are (16, 60 degree, 30 degree). Find the Cartesian co-ordinates of that point.
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Let us consider the Cartesian co-ordinates of the point are , Given, the spherical polar co-ordinates of that point are We know that, And, So the cartesian co-ordinates of the point are [ To know the relation between three-dimensional cartesian co-ordinates and the spherical polar co-ordinates (CLICK HERE) ]
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The Polar Co-Ordinates Of A Particle Moving In A Plane Are Given By, r=a sin(ω1)t And θ=(ω2)t. Obtain An Expression For The Polar Components Of The Velocity And Acceleration Of The Particle.
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The movement of a particle in a polar co-ordinate system is described by, and We know that the radial component of velocity is and the transverse component of velocity is . And the radial component of the velocity is and the transverse component of the acceleration is Now, Again, Now, Again, So the radial component…