A speeding car travelling a uniform 76ˍm/s passes a police car at rest. What constant acceleration is needed by the police car to catch up to the speeding car in 1.2ˍkm?

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A speeding car travelling a uniform 76ˍm/s passes a police car at rest. What constant acceleration is
needed by the police car to catch up to the speeding car in 1.2ˍkm?

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