Saturday 23 June 2012

problem 1.25

 A point moves in the plane xy according to the law x = at, y = at (1at), where a and a are positive constants, and t is time. Find:
(a)   the equation of the point’s trajectory y (x); plot this function;
(b)        the velocity v and the acceleration w of the point as functions of time;
(c)        the moment t0 at which the velocity vector forms an angle n/4 with the acceleration vector.