Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
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Chapter 2, Problem 112PP
Referring to Example 2-17 Suppose the speeder (red car) is traveling with a constant speed of 25 m/s, and the maximum acceleration of the police car (blue car) is 3.8 m/s2. If the police car is to start from rest and catch the speeder in 15 s or less, what is the maximum head-start distance the speeder can have? Measure time from the moment the police car starts.
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