QUESTION 14 A cheetah spots a gazelle 60.0 m away. The cheetah accelerates at 8.5 m/s toward the gazele. The gazelle notices the cheetah 2.0 s later and accelerates straight away with an acceleration of 7.3 mis. Assuming they both start from rest, how far does the gazelle make it before being caught by the cheetah? O 234 m O 11 m O 20 m O 305 m

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A cheetah spots a gazelle 60.0 m away. The cheetah accelerates at 8.5 m/s toward the gazele. The gazelle notices the cheetah 2.0 s later and accelerates straight away with an
acceleration of 7.3 mis. Assuming they both start from rest, how far does the gazelle make it before being caught by the cheetah?
O 234 m
O 11 m
O 20 m
O 305 m
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 14 A cheetah spots a gazelle 60.0 m away. The cheetah accelerates at 8.5 m/s toward the gazele. The gazelle notices the cheetah 2.0 s later and accelerates straight away with an acceleration of 7.3 mis. Assuming they both start from rest, how far does the gazelle make it before being caught by the cheetah? O 234 m O 11 m O 20 m O 305 m
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