A bus is travelling at a constant speed of 20 m/s. A car is 50m behind the bus and begins to accelerate at 5.2 m/s^2 starting from an initial speed of 12 m/s. How long will it take for the car to catch up to the bus?
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
A bus is travelling at a constant speed of 20 m/s. A car is 50m behind the bus and begins to accelerate at 5.2 m/s^2 starting from an initial speed of 12 m/s. How long will it take for the car to catch up to the bus?
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