wo cars start from rest at a traffic light and accelerate for several minutes. The figure below shows their velocities as a function of time. v (ft/min) 3000 1 2 Car 2 Car 1 t (min) a) Estimate the distance traveled by car 2 during the first minute. ---Select--feet b) Estimate the time at which the two cars have gone the same distance. Soloct minuter

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Two cars start from rest at a traffic light and accelerate for several minutes. The figure below shows their velocities as a function of time.
v (ft/min)
3000
1
2
Car 2
Car 1
t (min)
(a) Estimate the distance traveled by car 2 during the first minute.
---Select--- ✓ feet
(b) Estimate the time at which the two cars have gone the same distance.
---Select--- ✓ minutes
Transcribed Image Text:Two cars start from rest at a traffic light and accelerate for several minutes. The figure below shows their velocities as a function of time. v (ft/min) 3000 1 2 Car 2 Car 1 t (min) (a) Estimate the distance traveled by car 2 during the first minute. ---Select--- ✓ feet (b) Estimate the time at which the two cars have gone the same distance. ---Select--- ✓ minutes
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