A2L Item 274
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- Keywords: Acceleration, Displacement, Forces, Gravity, Mechanics, Problem Solving, Velocity
The question for students:
Two cars have a race. Car A drives with constant speed of 20 m/s. Car B drives with speed 10 m/s for 3 s, then accelerates uniformly to a speed of 25 m/s during the next 3 s. Car B maintains the speed of 25 m/s for the rest of the race.
If the race is very long, can car B ever catch car A?
- YES
- NO
- Not enough information.
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