(III) An unmarked police car traveling a constant 95 km/h

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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)?

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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)?

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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 :

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