clc; m=200;//kg, mass of space vehicle vo=150;//m/s i, relative velocty of vehicle with frame at t=0 mA=100;//kg, mass of part A mB=60;//kg, mass of part B mC=40;//kg, mass of part C t=2.5;//s, given time A=[555,-180,240];//m, Position of A at t=2.5 B=[255,0,-120];//m, Position of B at t=2.5 r=[vo*t,0,0];//m, Position of mass center G //recalling 14.12 //m*r=mA*rA+mB*rB+mC*rC rA=A;//m, rB=B;//m rC=(m*r-mA*rA-mB*rB)/mC;//m, Position of part c at t=2.5 s printf("Position of part c at t=2.5 s is rC= (%.0f m)i +(%.0f m)j +(%.0f m)k\n",rC(1),rC(2),rC(3));