A race car at constant speed of 150 m/s passes a racing motorcycle that is about to start. The race car moves in the same direction as the motorcycle which has acceleration 15 m/s ^ 2 How long does it take before the motorcycle passes the race car? B) a car breaks down, and it coasts to a stop at a constant deceleration. It travels 10 m in 5.0 s. What was its initial speed in m/s?

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A) A race car at constant speed of 150 m/s passes a racing motorcycle that is about to start. The race car moves in the same direction as the motorcycle which has acceleration 15 m/s ^ 2 How long does it take before the motorcycle passes the race car? B) a car breaks down, and it coasts to a stop at a constant deceleration. It travels 10 m in 5.0 s. What was its initial speed in m/s?
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