Question: ( adopted from Prob. 5 , Wiesel, p . 4 2 ) A future radiotelescope might be constructed with a very large reflector and a

(adopted from Prob. 5, Wiesel, p.42) A future radiotelescope might be constructed with a very large reflector and a separate spacecraft located at the focal point, a fixed distance R(perhaps several kilometers) from the main reflector. As the reflector changes is orientation the two angles and shown in the figure change with time, but hat(s)2 remains in the hat(i)1-hat(i)2 plane. Write the angular velocity of the S frame shown in the figure, and find an expression for the velocity the spacecraft needs to remain at the focal point.
( adopted from Prob. 5 , Wiesel, p . 4 2 ) A

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