A race driver has made a pit stop to refuel. After refueling, he starts from rest and leaves the pit area with an acceleration whose magnitude is 6.4 m/s²; after 4.1 s he enters the main speedway. At the same instant, another car on the speedway and traveling at a constant velocity of 70.5 m/s overtakes and passes the entering car. The entering car maintains its acceleration. How much time is required for the entering car to catch up with the other car?

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A race driver has made a pit stop to refuel. After refueling, he starts from rest and leaves the pit area with an acceleration whose
magnitude is 6.4 m/s²; after 4.1 s he enters the main speedway. At the same instant, another car on the speedway and traveling at a
constant velocity of 70.5 m/s overtakes and passes the entering car. The entering car maintains its acceleration. How much time is
required for the entering car to catch up with the other car?
Transcribed Image Text:A race driver has made a pit stop to refuel. After refueling, he starts from rest and leaves the pit area with an acceleration whose magnitude is 6.4 m/s²; after 4.1 s he enters the main speedway. At the same instant, another car on the speedway and traveling at a constant velocity of 70.5 m/s overtakes and passes the entering car. The entering car maintains its acceleration. How much time is required for the entering car to catch up with the other car?
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