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Kinematics

Problem 1.13

Point AA moves uniformly with velocity vv so that the vector v\mathbf{v} is continually "aimed" at point BB which in its turn moves rectilinearly and uniformly with velocity u<vu < v. At the initial moment of time vu\mathbf{v} \perp \mathbf{u} and the points are separated by a distance l.l . How soon will the points converge?

Reveal Answer
τ=vl/(v2u2)\tau=v l /\left(v^{2}-u^{2}\right)