Samir tests his new motorcycle by racing with Ahmad. Both start from rest, but Samir leaves the starting line 3.00 s after Ahmad does. Ahmad moves with a constant acceleration of 4.0 m/s2, while Samir maintains an acceleration of 5.0m/s2. Find a. The time at which Samir overtakes Ahmad, b. The distance that Samir travels before catching Ahmad, and c. The velocity of both cars at the instant Samir overtakes Ahmad

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Samir tests his new motorcycle by racing with Ahmad. Both start from rest, but Samir leaves the starting line 3.00 s after Ahmad does. Ahmad moves with a constant acceleration of 4.0 m/s2, while Samir maintains an acceleration of 5.0m/s2. Find

a. The time at which Samir overtakes Ahmad,

b. The distance that Samir travels before catching Ahmad, and

c. The velocity of both cars at the instant Samir overtakes Ahmad

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