Fundamentals of Physics Extended
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Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
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Chapter 2, Problem 35P
Figure 2-27 shows a red car and a green car that move toward each other. Figure 2-28 is a graph of their motion, showing the positions xg0 = 270 m and xr0 = −35.0 m at time t = 0. The green car has a constant speed of 20.0 m/s and the red car begins from rest. What is the acceleration magnitude of the red car?
Figure 2-28 Problem 35.
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