AndrewShields
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...travelling at a constant speed of 20.0 ms? The driver of a car wishes to pass a truck that is travelling at a constant speed of 20.0 ms-1. Initially the car is also travelling at 20.0 ms-1 and its front bumper is 24.0 m behind the truck’s rear bumper. The car accelerates at a constant 0.600 ms-2 to overtake the truck then pulls back into the truck’s lane when the rear of the car is 26.0 m ahead of the front of the truck. The car is 4.5m long and the truck is 21.0 m long.
a) How much time is required to pass the truck?
b) What distance does the car travel in this time?
c) What is the final speed of the car?
a) How much time is required to pass the truck?
b) What distance does the car travel in this time?
c) What is the final speed of the car?