A Porsche challenges a Honda to a 400 m race. Because the Porsche’s acceleration of 3.5 m/s2 is larger than the Honda’s 3.0 m/s2, the Honda gets a 100-m head start—it is only 300 m from the finish line. Assume, somewhat unrealistically, that both cars can maintain these accelerations the entire distance. Who wins, and by how much time?

A Porsche challenges a Honda to a 400 m race. Because the Porsche’s acceleration of 3.5 m/s2 is larger than the Honda’s 3.0 m/s2, the Honda gets a 100-m head start—it is only 300 m from the finish line. Assume, somewhat unrealistically, that both cars can maintain these accelerations the entire distance. Who wins, and by how much time?

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