Motion and Constant Acceleration. A speeding car is traveling at a constant speed of #30.0m/s# when it passes a stopped police car. The police car accelerates at #7.0m/s^2#. How fast will it be going when it catches up with the speeding car?
1 Answer
Feb 24, 2018
The speed of the police car is
Explanation:
To catch the speeding car, the distance travelled is the same by both cars,
For the speeding car,
For the police car,
The initial speed is
Therefore,
Therefore,
The speed of the police car is