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Default 2 point question

our physics professor used to smack our knuckles for saying speed and not
velocity. What a grump.
Scout

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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"Wally" wrote in message
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| Capt. Mooron wrote:
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| To be accurate you would need the start and end coordinates. The
| vector between the 2 if any could be calculated.... but the point is
| moot. If all speeds and bearings [no leeway] were constant you would
| be at your starting point.
|
| Speeds haven't been stated, so they can't be assumed to be constant.

Without the speeds you have no position to calc a vector... thus constant
speed must be assumed.

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| I believe Bart is having some fun! ;-)
|
| The spanner in the works is idea that it's a round trip.

Without the speeds that determination can neither be assumed nor denied.

Of course the vector could be 0 degrees T. ;-)

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