A Porsche challenges a Honda to a 500m race. Because the Porsche's acceleration of 3.5 m/s^2 is larger than the Honda's 3.0 m/s^2, the Honda gets a 1.0 s head start. A. Who wins? Porsche wins B. By how many seconds?

A Porsche challenges a Honda to a 500m race. Because the Porsche's acceleration of 3.5 m/s^2 is larger than the Honda's 3.0 m/s^2, the Honda gets a 1.0 s head start. A. Who wins? Porsche wins B. By how many seconds?

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