Two cars are heading towards one another. Car A is moving with an acceleration of aA = 3 m/s2. Car B is moving with an acceleration of aB = -1 m/s2. The cars are initially at rest and separated by a distance d = 4700 m on the x-axis. Now assume that both cars start with an initial velocity. Car A's initial velocity is v0A = 14 m/s and Car B's initial velocity is vB = -14 m/s. At what time, t2 in seconds, do they meet?

Two cars are heading towards one another. Car A is moving with an acceleration of aA = 3 m/s2. Car B is moving with an acceleration of aB = -1 m/s2. The cars are initially at rest and separated by a distance d = 4700 m on the x-axis. Now assume that both cars start with an initial velocity. Car A's initial velocity is v0A = 14 m/s and Car B's initial velocity is vB = -14 m/s. At what time, t2 in seconds, do they meet?

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