A red car and a green car are moving toward each other. Figure below is a graph of their motion, showing the positions xpo = 270 m and xg0 = -35 m at time t = 0. The red car has a constant speed of 20.0 m/s and the green car begins from rest. (a) At what distance does the two cars meet? (b) What is the magnitude of green car's acceleration? (c) What is the relative speed of the two cars when they meet? Xro Xgo 12 I (s) (u) x

A red car and a green car are moving toward each other. Figure below is a graph of their motion, showing the positions xpo = 270 m and xg0 = -35 m at time t = 0. The red car has a constant speed of 20.0 m/s and the green car begins from rest. (a) At what distance does the two cars meet? (b) What is the magnitude of green car's acceleration? (c) What is the relative speed of the two cars when they meet? Xro Xgo 12 I (s) (u) x

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

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