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• Equating Equations (2.8) and (2.19) and then solve <strong>for</strong> the <strong>universal</strong> <strong>variable</strong> χ we get<br />

0 χ = − ∆<br />

pC2<br />

M.A. Sharaf, A.N. Saad, and M.I. Nouh<br />

rr<br />

(1 cos f ) , (2.23)<br />

where C2 = C2(α0χ 2 ). Also let C3 = C3(α0χ 2 ) below.<br />

• Substituting Equation (2.23) into Equation (2.21) and then equate it with F of Equation (2.10) we get<br />

where<br />

Also,<br />

A( ψC3−1) B = r0+ r+<br />

, (2.24)<br />

C<br />

A= sin ∆f<br />

2<br />

r r0<br />

1−cos∆f , (2.25)<br />

r r0<br />

B = (1 −cos ∆f)<br />

, (2.26)<br />

p<br />

0<br />

2<br />

ψ =α χ . (2.27)<br />

χ=<br />

B<br />

, (2.28)<br />

C<br />

2<br />

1<br />

cos ∆ f = ( r.r 0 ) , (2.29)<br />

rr<br />

0<br />

1<br />

sin ∆ f = r0× r . (2.30)<br />

rr<br />

0<br />

• Solve <strong>for</strong> ∆t = t–t0 from Equations (2.20) and (2.9) we get<br />

3<br />

µ∆ t = χ C + A B . (2.31)<br />

3<br />

• Finally, the unknown velocity vectors v0 and v are obtained from<br />

1<br />

v0 = r−r0F G<br />

( )<br />

, (2.32)<br />

1<br />

v = ( G r−r0) , (2.33)<br />

G<br />

where from Equations (2.25)<br />

= 1−<br />

B<br />

F , (2.34)<br />

r<br />

0<br />

B<br />

G = A , (2.35)<br />

µ<br />

G<br />

= 1−<br />

B<br />

. (2.36)<br />

r<br />

January 2003 The <strong>Arabian</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Science</strong> and Engineering, Volume 28, Number 1A. 91

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