Two cars leave a stoplight, one 0.500 s before the other. The second car accelerates with twice the acceleration of the first. (a) How long after the first car begins to move does the second car pass it? (b) What is the ratio of their speeds at that instant?

Two cars leave a stoplight, one 0.500 s before the other. The second car accelerates with twice the acceleration of the first. (a) How long after the first car begins to move does the second car pass it? (b) What is the ratio of their speeds at that instant?

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An Introduction to Physical Science

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Author:James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres

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Chapter2: Motion

Section2.3: Acceleration

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