A truck traveling at 45 m/s passes a police car hidden behind a billboard. One second after the speeding truck passes the billboard, the police car sets out from the billboard to catch it, accelerating at a constant rate of 3 m/s˄2. How long does it take the police car to overtake the truck?

A truck traveling at 45 m/s passes a police car hidden behind a billboard. One second after the speeding truck passes the billboard, the police car sets out from the billboard to catch it, accelerating at a constant rate of 3 m/s˄2. How long does it take the police car to overtake the truck?

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