A police car waits in hiding slightly off the highway the highway. A speeding car is spotted by the police car doing 40 m/sec. At the instant the speeding car passes the police car, the police car accelerates from rest at 4 m/sec² to catch the speeding car. The speed of the speeding car remains constant. a) How long does it take the police car to catch the speeding car? Answer: 20 sec b) What distance does the police car need to travel to catch the speeding car? Answer: 800 m. Car 1, Speeding Car Xo = 0 Vo = 40 m/sec a 0 m/sec² (constant speed) Car 2, Police AY X = 0 m Vo = 0 m/sec a = 4 m/sec²

A police car waits in hiding slightly off the highway the highway. A speeding car is spotted by the police car doing 40 m/sec. At the instant the speeding car passes the police car, the police car accelerates from rest at 4 m/sec² to catch the speeding car. The speed of the speeding car remains constant. a) How long does it take the police car to catch the speeding car? Answer: 20 sec b) What distance does the police car need to travel to catch the speeding car? Answer: 800 m. Car 1, Speeding Car Xo = 0 Vo = 40 m/sec a 0 m/sec² (constant speed) Car 2, Police AY X = 0 m Vo = 0 m/sec a = 4 m/sec²

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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