An unmarked police car traveling a constant 95 km/h is passed by a speeder. Precisely 2.00 s after the speeder passes, the police officer steps on the accelerator. If the police car accelerates uniformly at 3.00 m/s2 and overtakes the speeder after accelerating for 6.00 s , what was the speeder's speed? v= km/h

An unmarked police car traveling a constant 95 km/h is passed by a speeder. Precisely 2.00 s after the speeder passes, the police officer steps on the accelerator. If the police car accelerates uniformly at 3.00 m/s2 and overtakes the speeder after accelerating for 6.00 s , what was the speeder's speed? v= km/h

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

Section2.5: Motion Diagrams

Problem 2.5QQ: Which of the following statements is true? (a) If a car is traveling eastward, its acceleration must...

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