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A cheetah sees a gazelle running at a constant speed of 12.4 m/s. The gazelle is 15 m ahead of the cheetah. The cheetah starts from rest to chase (with constant acceleration) the gazelle. After 4.2 s the cheetah catches the gazelle.
a.)Determine the distance that cheetah traveled before it catches the gazelle.
b.) What is the acceleration of the cheetah?
c.) What is the cheetah's speed when it catches the gazelle?
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