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    Galilean Transformations Problem: Two moving Rockets+Missile

    Thank you very much! I already turned it in, but I believe I had the right answers before I did so, what you’ve written increased my confidence. I did end up looking for the t intercept ultimately. I used line the y=mx+b line form with the understand that the slope was actually 1/v and 1/u...
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    Galilean Transformations Problem: Two moving Rockets+Missile

    Homework Statement Mary and Frank are each in their own rocket ships moving along the x-axis. Mary's ship passes Frank's ship at t0=t0'=0 with a speed "v" to the right. When t=t1 in Frank's frame, Frank shoots a missile with a speed "u" where u>v in the direction of Mary. At time t=t2 in...
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