Kathy tests her new sports car by racing with Stan, an experienced racer. Both start from rest, but Kathy leaves the starting line 1.00 s after Stan does. Stan moves with a constant acceleration of 3.1 m/s2 while Kathy maintains an acceleration of 4.95 m/s2.(a) Find the time at which Kathy overtakes Stan. s from the time Kathy started driving(b) Find the distance she travels before she catches him. m(c) Find the speeds of both cars at the instant she overtakes him.Kathy m/sStan m/s

Given data The initial speed of the Kathy is: uk = 0 The initial speed of the Stan is: us = 0 The…

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Kathy tests her new sports car by racing with Stan, an experienced racer. Both start from rest, but Kathy leaves the starting line 1.00 s after Stan does. Stan moves with a constant acceleration of 3.1 m/s² while Kathy maintains an acceleration of 4.95 m/s².

(a) Find the time at which Kathy overtakes Stan.
s from the time Kathy started driving

(b) Find the distance she travels before she catches him.
m

(c) Find the speeds of both cars at the instant she overtakes him.

Kathy	m/s
Stan	m/s

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