Answer on Question #69860-Physics-Classical Mechanics

A particle moves over the sides of an equilateral triangle of side l with constant speed v .The magnitude of
average velocity and average acceleration as it moves from a to c.

Solution

The magnitude of average velocity is

𝑑𝑑 𝑙𝑙
𝑉𝑉 = = .
𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡
2𝑙𝑙
𝑡𝑡 = .
𝑣𝑣
𝑙𝑙 𝑣𝑣
𝑉𝑉 = = .
2𝑙𝑙 2
𝑣𝑣

The magnitude of average acceleration as it moves from a to c is

���𝑓𝑓 − 𝑣𝑣�𝚤𝚤 �
�𝑣𝑣
𝑎𝑎 =
𝑡𝑡

𝑣𝑣𝑓𝑓 = (𝑣𝑣 cos 60 , −𝑣𝑣 sin 60)

���

𝑣𝑣�𝚤𝚤 = (𝑣𝑣 cos 60 , 𝑣𝑣 sin 60)

���
𝑣𝑣𝑓𝑓 − 𝑣𝑣�𝚤𝚤 = (0, −2𝑣𝑣 sin 60)

2𝑣𝑣√3
���𝑓𝑓 − 𝑣𝑣�𝚤𝚤 � = 2𝑣𝑣 sin 60 =
�𝑣𝑣 = 𝑣𝑣√3.
2

Thus,

𝑣𝑣√3 √3 𝑣𝑣 2
𝑎𝑎 = = .
2𝑙𝑙 2 𝑙𝑙
𝑣𝑣

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