A Car Starts from Rest and Accelerates Uniformly at 3

question 85

Multiple Choice

A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 3.0 m/s² toward the north.A second car starts from rest 6.0 s later at the same point and accelerates uniformly at 5.0 m/s² toward the north.How long after the second car starts does it overtake the first car?

• A)12 s
• B)19 s
• C)21 s
• D)24 s

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