to -1.00 s le = 0 Figure 2.13 (Example 2.8) You are in a speeding car that passes a hidden trooper.

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Solve the given problem by a graphical method. On the same graph, plot position versus time for the car and the trooper. From the intersection of the two curves, read the time at which the trooper overtakes the car.

 

You are driving at a constant speed of 45.0 m/s when you pass a trooper on a motorcycle hidden behind a billboard. One second after your car passes the billboard, the trooper sets out from the billboard to catch you, accelerating at a constant rate of 3.00 m/s2. How long does it take the trooper to overtake your car?

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