The speeder passes the position of thepolice car with a constant speed of 15 m>s. The police car immediately starts from rest and pursues the speeder with constantacceleration. What acceleration must the police car have if it isto catch the speeder in 7.0 s? Measure time from the moment thepolice car starts.

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The speeder passes the position of the
police car with a constant speed of 15 m>s. The police car immediately starts from rest and pursues the speeder with constant
acceleration. What acceleration must the police car have if it is
to catch the speeder in 7.0 s? Measure time from the moment the
police car starts.

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