Irodov Problem 1.35

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A particle moves in the plane xy with velocity v = ai bxj, where i and j are the unit vectors of the x and y axes, and a and b are constants. At the initial moment of time the particle was located at the point x = y = 0. Find: (a) the equation of the particle's trajectory y (x); (b) the curvature radius of trajectory as a function of x.

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