A car and a jeepney start from rest at the same instant, with the car initially at some distance behind the jeepney. The jeepney has a constant acceleration of 2.00 m/s2 and the car has an acceleration of 3.00 m/s2. The car overtakes the jeepney after the jeepney has moved 75.0 m. a) How long does it take the car to overtake the jeepney? b) How far was the car behind the jeepney initially? c) What is the velocity of each when they are abreast?
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
A car and a jeepney start from rest at the same instant, with the car initially at some
distance behind the jeepney. The jeepney has a constant acceleration of 2.00 m/s2
and the car has an acceleration of 3.00 m/s2. The car overtakes the jeepney after the jeepney has
moved 75.0 m.
a) How long does it take the car to overtake the jeepney?
b) How far was the car behind the jeepney initially?
c) What is the velocity of each when they are abreast?
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