Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 年前Math people: would a ship that is 1/4 slower but can complete a 180° turn 1/4 faster escape its pursuer?message-squaremessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up189arrow-down1message-squareMath people: would a ship that is 1/4 slower but can complete a 180° turn 1/4 faster escape its pursuer?Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 年前message-square55linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoscoBearlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 年前Don’t they end up in two concentric circles with the slower ship on the inside and the faster ship on the outside?
minus-squarericecake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前I think so, but I can’t prove it without actually using a pencil and paper.
minus-squareKindness@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前Depending on the size of the ships, the radius difference may be close enough for boarding.
Don’t they end up in two concentric circles with the slower ship on the inside and the faster ship on the outside?
I think so, but I can’t prove it without actually using a pencil and paper.
Depending on the size of the ships, the radius difference may be close enough for boarding.