At the instant the traffic light goes green, a car waiting at the intersection starts ahead with an acceleration of 2.5 m/s2. At the same instant, a bus coming from behind moving at 12.0 m/s passes the car. When will the car catch up with the bus? Where will the car catch up with the bus?
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
At the instant the traffic light goes green, a car waiting at the intersection starts ahead with an acceleration of 2.5 m/s2. At the same instant, a bus coming from behind moving at 12.0 m/s passes the car.
When will the car catch up with the bus?
Where will the car catch up with the bus?
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