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Mike is at rest. Glen is driving towards him at a speed of 15 m/s. Mike starts accelerating at a constant acceleration of 3 m/s^2, 1 second after Glen passes him. What is Mike's displacement when he passes Glen? What is Mike's velocity at the instant he passes Glen? Draw a position vs time graph and a velocity vs. time graph for both vehicles. How does Mike's average velocity during the pursuit compare to Glen's constant velocity?
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