Two Particles A and B move With Constant Velocities v1 and v2 along Two Mutually Perpendicular Straight Lines Towards The Intersection Point O. At Moment t = 0 The Particle Were Located At Distances l1 and l2 from O Respectively. Find The Time When They Are Nearest And Also This Shortest Distance.

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Question

Two particles A and B move with constant velocities v1 and v2 along two mutually perpendicular straight lines towards the intersection point O. At moment t = 0 the particle were located at distances l1 and l2 from O respectively. Find the time when they are nearest and also this shortest distance.

Solution

Correct option is

 

As shown in Fig. in time tA will move a distance v1t while Bv2t; so after time t the distance and B from  will be (l1 – v1t) and (l2 – v2t) respectively. So the distance between them L at time t will be given by

               

Differentiating Eqn. (1) with respect to time,

         

Now for L to be minimum (dL/dt) = 0;

Substituting this value of t from Eqn. (2) in (1) and simplifying, we get

                    

Eqns. (2) and (3) are the desired results.

 

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