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Kinematics of a Particle

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The position of a particle P relative to a given reference frame with origin O is given by the position vector r from point O to point P, as shown in Fig. 3.1.

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    Dan B. Marghitu

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    Mihai Dupac

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Marghitu, D.B., Dupac, M. (2012). Kinematics of a Particle. In: Advanced Dynamics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3475-7_3

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