Two motor vehicles, BMW and Ducati, are driving at SLEX southbound lane. At 9:00:00 am they are 100 meters apart and both having a velocity of 100 km/hr with BMW on the lead. The BMW suddenly decelerates at a constant rate of 5m/s while the Ducati retains its velocity. 1. How many seconds after 9:00 am will the Ducati start to overtake the BMW? Express your answer in unit of second. 2. How much distance has the BMW travelled from 9:00 am to the moment the Ducati starts to overtake? Express your answer in unit of meter. 3. How much distance has the Ducati travelled from 9:00 am to the moment it starts to overtake the BMW? Express your answer in unit of meter.

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Two motor vehicles, BMW and Ducati, are
driving at SLEX southbound lane. At 9:00:00
am they are 100 meters apart and both
having a velocity of 100 km/hr with BMW on
the lead. The BMW suddenly decelerates at a
constant rate of 5m/s while the Ducati
retains its velocity.
1. How many seconds after 9:00 am will the
Ducati start to overtake the BMW? Express
your answer in unit of second.
2. How much distance has the BMW
travelled from 9:00 am to the moment the
Ducati starts to overtake? Express your
answer in unit of meter.
3. How much distance has the Ducati
travelled from 9:00 am to the moment it
starts to overtake the BMW? Express your
answer in unit of meter.
Transcribed Image Text:Two motor vehicles, BMW and Ducati, are driving at SLEX southbound lane. At 9:00:00 am they are 100 meters apart and both having a velocity of 100 km/hr with BMW on the lead. The BMW suddenly decelerates at a constant rate of 5m/s while the Ducati retains its velocity. 1. How many seconds after 9:00 am will the Ducati start to overtake the BMW? Express your answer in unit of second. 2. How much distance has the BMW travelled from 9:00 am to the moment the Ducati starts to overtake? Express your answer in unit of meter. 3. How much distance has the Ducati travelled from 9:00 am to the moment it starts to overtake the BMW? Express your answer in unit of meter.
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