A car running at 12.0 m/s passes through a police mobile. As soon as it reaches the police mobile, it accelerates at a rate of 3.00 m/s2. By that moment, the police mobile also accelerated from rest at 5.00 m/s2. How far will the police mobile have to travel to catch up with the car?

A car running at 12.0 m/s passes through a police mobile. As soon as it reaches the police mobile, it accelerates at a rate of 3.00 m/s2. By that moment, the police mobile also accelerated from rest at 5.00 m/s2. How far will the police mobile have to travel to catch up with the car?

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