College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 62GP
|| At the instant the traffic light turns green, an automobile that has been waiting at an intersection starts ahead with a constant acceleration of 2.50 m/s2. At the same instant, a truck, traveling with a constant speed of 15.0 m/s, overtakes and passes the automobile. (a) How far beyond its starting point does the automobile overtake the truck? (b) How fast is the automobile traveling when it overtakes the truck?
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