Kinematics of Circular Motion
Time Comparison Bead Motion
A bead P sliding on a frictionless semi-circular string (ACB) and it is at point S at t = 0 and at this instant the horizontal component of its velocity is v. Another bead Q of the same mass as P is ejected from point A at t = 0 along the horizontal string AB, with the speed v, friction between the beads and the respective strings may be neglected in both cases. Let tp and tQ be the respective times taken by beads P and Q to reach the point B, then the relation between tp and tQ is