| BETA : Translation : Velocity 07 : Relative Vector Velocity : Beta Physics Homework Game
Description : Relative vector velocity between two masses moving in two dimensional space.
Discussion : The relative velocity is the velocity that an observer situated on one of the masses would observe as the velocity of the other mass. The relative velocity for the other mass is equal and opposite. See Figure Relative Vector Velocity
The game has 3 sets of questions with 5 questions per set.
vx, vy, vab, thetaab
vx, vy, va, thetaa
vx, vy, vb, thetab
The basic equations are :
vx = va cosd(thetaa) - vb cosd(thetab)
vy = va sind(thetaa) - vb sind(thetab)
vab = √(vx2 + vy2)
thetaab = tan2d(vy, vx)
solving for va
vx = vab cosd(thetaab) + vb cosd(thetab)
vy = vab sind(thetaab) + vb sind(thetab)
Solving for vb
vx = va cosd(thetaa) - vab cosd(thetaab)
vy = va sind(thetaa) - vab sind(thetaab)
where
va = velocity a
vb = velocity b
vab = velocity of a relative to b
thetaa = angle a (θa)
thetab = angle b (θb)
thetaab = angle of ab (θab)
vx = x component of velocity
vy = y component of velocity
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