1. Two cars, A and B, are travelling in the same direction, although car A is 182 m behind car B. The speed of A is 24.3 m/s, and the speed of B is 18.4 m/s. (a) How much time does it take for A to catch B? (b) If at the end of this time, A begins to decelerate at 2.5 m/s2, calculate the total distance travelled by A.

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1. Two cars, A and B, are travelling in the same direction, although car A is 182 m behind car B. The speed of A is 24.3
m/s, and the speed of B is 18.4 m/s. (a) How much time does it take for A to catch B? (b) If at the end of this time, A
begins to decelerate at 2.5 m/s2, calculate the total distance travelled by A.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Two cars, A and B, are travelling in the same direction, although car A is 182 m behind car B. The speed of A is 24.3 m/s, and the speed of B is 18.4 m/s. (a) How much time does it take for A to catch B? (b) If at the end of this time, A begins to decelerate at 2.5 m/s2, calculate the total distance travelled by A.
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