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 May 10th, 2017, 01:39 AM #1 Member   Joined: Jan 2016 From: Blackpool Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Parametric equation A metal bar has one end fixed at the origin, and rotates anti-clockwise at a constant rate of ω radians per second; at time t = 0 it points along the x-axis. A beetle, starting at the origin, walks along the bar at a constant speed of v metres per second. What is its position at time t? I know that the position of the end of the bar at time t is (Rcos(wt), Rsin(wt)). But how do I get the position of the beetle? Thanks! Last edited by skipjack; May 10th, 2017 at 03:37 AM.
 May 10th, 2017, 03:38 AM #2 Global Moderator   Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,150 Thanks: 1282 At time t, how far along the bar has the beetle gone? Thanks from Jaket1
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Beetle's distance from the origin is $r(t) = vt$ ...

$x= vt \cdot \cos(\omega t)$

$y = vt \cdot \sin(\omega t)$

Beetle's path of travel for a single rotation of the bar will resemble the attached graph ...
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