Consider a point particle with position vector r = (x, y, z) in Cartesian coordinates, moving with a velocity v = (β, αz, −αy), where α and β are positive constants. Find the general form of r(t), the position of the particle, as a function of time t, (hint: write v = (β, αz, −αy) as a system of first order ODEs and note that the equation for x is decoupled from the others). Describe in words the motion of the particle and sketch its trajectory in R3 (you can use software packages for the plot).

Consider a point particle with position vector r = (x, y, z) in Cartesian coordinates, moving with a velocity v = (β, αz, −αy), where α and β are positive constants. Find the general form of r(t), the position of the particle, as a function of time t, (hint: write v = (β, αz, −αy) as a system of first order ODEs and note that the equation for x is decoupled from the others). Describe in words the motion of the particle and sketch its trajectory in R3 (you can use software packages for the plot).

Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

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Author:David Poole

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