"If a familiar looking humanoid alien is travelling from point (23, 2/25) towards the south shore of the Thames River, defined by y= -1/4 x + 2 , what is the shortest distance he can travel? (Determine using non-Cartesian vector methods.) The alien's path is given by the vector (x y)= (23 2/25) + t (5 2). Show that he will meet with his human
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...wait. I suppose t could be less than zero. This is the Doctor we're dealing with...
Best of luck on the exams!
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It's probably my fault- I didn't check the vectors when I made them up- random numbers are fun!
Or yes, maybe it's, y'know, characterisation.
Writing "Rose" (or hey! part of a classic serial) as one mother math/physics problem could be pretty fun. Writing it as an IB level problem would take serious self-torture. Writing it and incorporating literary devices would be...extremely tempting.
*is distracted*
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