Classical Dynamics Of Particles And Systems
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Author: Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion
Publisher: Cengage Learning India
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.17P
Obtain the cosine law of plane trigonometry by interpreting the product (A − B) · (A − B) and the expansion of the product.
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(a) (AB)t = BtAt (b) (AB)−1 = B−1 A−1
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Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.11PCh. 1 - Let a, b, c be three constant vectors drawn from...Ch. 1 - X is an unknown vector satisfying the following...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.14PCh. 1 - Prob. 1.15PCh. 1 - What surface is represented by r a = const, that...Ch. 1 - Obtain the cosine law of plane trigonometry by...Ch. 1 - Obtain the sine law of plane trigonometry by...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.19PCh. 1 - 1-20. Show that
Ch. 1 - Show (see also Problem 1–11) that
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.22PCh. 1 - Use the εijk notation and derive the identity
(A ×...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.24PCh. 1 - Find the components of the acceleration vector a...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.26PCh. 1 - If r and are both explicit functions of time,...Ch. 1 - Show that
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