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(III) An unmarked police car traveling a constant 95 km/h
Chapter 2, Problem 38P(choose chapter or problem)
An unmarked police car traveling a constant 95 km/h is passed by a speeder traveling 135 km/h. Precisely 1.00 s after the speeder passes, the police officer steps on the accelerator; if the police car’s acceleration is , how much time passes before the police car overtakes the speeder (assumed moving at constant speed)?
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QUESTION:
An unmarked police car traveling a constant 95 km/h is passed by a speeder traveling 135 km/h. Precisely 1.00 s after the speeder passes, the police officer steps on the accelerator; if the police car’s acceleration is , how much time passes before the police car overtakes the speeder (assumed moving at constant speed)?
ANSWER:
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Initial speed of the police car:
Initial speed of the speeder:
Acceleration of the Police car after t=1s:
Distance travelled by the speeder in one second:
Distance travelled by the Police car in one second :