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David is driving a steady 30 m/s when he passes Tina, who
Chapter 2, Problem 65P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 65P
David is driving a steady 30 m/s when he passes Tina, who is sitting in her car at rest. Tina begins to accelerate at a steady 2.0 m/s2 at the instant when David passes.
a. How far does Tina drive before passing David?
b. What is her speed as she passes him?
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QUESTION:
Problem 65P
David is driving a steady 30 m/s when he passes Tina, who is sitting in her car at rest. Tina begins to accelerate at a steady 2.0 m/s2 at the instant when David passes.
a. How far does Tina drive before passing David?
b. What is her speed as she passes him?
ANSWER:
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a.)
We have to find how far Tina drives before passing David.
Tina and David both travel the same distance before Tina passes David. Tina is accelerating from rest at a steady rate of and David is driving at a steady speed of 30 m/s.
Distance traveled by Tina is given by the kinematic equation.