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In the last chapter we sought to establish methods of describing the motion of a particle, so giving us the ability to predict the motion of the particle if the equations of motion were known and the initial conditions specified. We now have to consider how to determine these equations of motion.
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© 1977 J. H. Hughes and K. F. Martin
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Hughes, J.H., Martin, K.F. (1977). Kinetics of Particles and Particle Systems I — Equations of Motion. In: Basic Engineering Mechanics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02449-0_9
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