please anyone explain this problem
three points are located atthe vertices of an equilateral triangle whose is a.They all start moving simultaneously with velocity v constant in modulus,with the first point heading for the second, the second for the third, and the third for the first. how soon will the converge
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Lokesh Verma
·2008-12-08 18:33:39
This is a very standard question.
The relative speed of the first body with respect to the one it is chasing along the line of their motion is v(-1-cos60) (This is the crucial step!)
3v/2= s/t
distance along the direction covered is a
time taken is 2a/3v