Clarissa is running at 5m/s to catch the school bus, which is stopped to a nearby bus stop. When Clarissa is still 40 meters away from the bus, the bus is already moving with a constant acceleration of 0.170 m/s2 . A. Compute the time and the distance does Clarissa have to run before she can overtake the bus. B. At the instant she reaches the bus, how fast is the bus moving?

Clarissa is running at 5m/s to catch the school bus, which is stopped to a nearby bus stop. When Clarissa is still 40 meters away from the bus, the bus is already moving with a constant acceleration of 0.170 m/s2 . A. Compute the time and the distance does Clarissa have to run before she can overtake the bus. B. At the instant she reaches the bus, how fast is the bus moving?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter2: One Dimensional Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 52PQ: An object that moves in one dimension has the velocity-versus-time graph shown in Figure P2.52. At...

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