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* One ship chases the other ship | * One ship chases the other ship | ||
The transversal velocity is computed by subtracting the radial vector from the velocity vector (i.e. both magnitude and direction), and then finding the length of the resulting vector. In other words, | The transversal velocity is computed by subtracting the radial velocity vector from the velocity vector (i.e. both magnitude and direction), and then finding the length of the resulting vector. In other words, | ||
:<math>\displaystyle\text{Transversal velocity} = \text{Velocity} - \text{Radial velocity}</math> | :<math>\displaystyle\text{Transversal velocity} = \text{Velocity} - \text{Radial velocity}</math> | ||