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« on: Aug 12th, 2021, 10:11pm »
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Two bodies move in a straight line towards each other at initial velocities v1 and v2 and with constant accelerations a1 and a2 directed against the corresponding velocities at the initial instant. What must be the maximum initial separation Lmax between the bodies for which they meet during the motion?
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« Reply #1 on: Aug 13th, 2021, 7:29am »
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Answer: Lmax=(v1 + v2)2/(2(a1 + a2))
 
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Working in a frame where one of the bodies is stationary throughout (and ignoring relativistic corrections), the other body has initial velocity, u=v1+v2, and constant acceleration in the opposite direction, a=a1+a2.
 
The change in separation between the two bodies, s, at a given time, t, is given by standard SUVAT formulae:
s=ut-at2/2
Since s reaches a maximum when the closing velocity, v=u-at, is 0, we get:
u-at=0
t=u/a
Substituting for t in the equation for s gives:
s=u(u/a) - a(u/a)2/2
=u2/a - u2/2a
=u2/2a
and substituting back for u and a gives the answer above:
Lmax=(v1 + v2)2/(2(a1 + a2))
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« Reply #2 on: Dec 29th, 2021, 7:46am »
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