Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoMath people: would a ship that is 1/4 slower but can complete a 180° turn 1/4 faster escape its pursuer?message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up188arrow-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 · 10 months agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoscoBear@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-210 months agoDon’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-up2·10 months agoI think so, but I can’t prove it without actually using a pencil and paper.
minus-squareKindness@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoDepending 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.