Two football players separated by 42 m run directly toward each other. Football player 1 starts from rest and accelerates at 2.4 m/s2 [right), and football player 2 moves uniformly at 5.4 m/s (left]. A A (a) How long does it take for the players to collide? (b) How far does each player move (c) How fast is football player 1 moving when the players collide?

Two football players separated by 42 m run directly toward each other. Football player 1 starts from rest and accelerates at 2.4 m/s2 [right), and football player 2 moves uniformly at 5.4 m/s (left]. A A (a) How long does it take for the players to collide? (b) How far does each player move (c) How fast is football player 1 moving when the players collide?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 84A

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