Two cars are traveling down the road. Car a travels for 10 seconds at 25 m/s and car b accelerates uniformly from 20 to 28 m/s over 10 seconds. Which car travels the furthest during this 10 second time interval?

Two cars are traveling down the road. Car a travels for 10 seconds at 25 m/s and car b accelerates uniformly from 20 to 28 m/s over 10 seconds. Which car travels the furthest during this 10 second time interval?

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

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