College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 101

A new-car owner wants to show a friend how fast her sports car is. The friend gets in his car and drives down a straight, level highway at a constant speed of 60 km/h to a point where the sports car is waiting. As the friend's car just passes, the sports car accelerates at a rate of 2.0 m/s 2. (a) How long does it take for the sports car to catch up to the friend's car (b) How far down the road does the sports car catch up to the friend's car How fast is the sports car going at this time