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Homework Statement
A motorcycle is following a car that is traveling at constant speed on a straight highway. Initially, the car and the motorcycle are both traveling at the same speed of 48.0mph , and the distance between them is 60.0m . After t1 = 5.00s , the motorcycle starts to accelerate at a rate of 7.00m/s^2 . The motorcycle catches up with the car at some time t2
How long does it take from the moment when the motorcycle starts to accelerate until it catches up with the car?
the answer is 4.14s
i always seem to have problems with questions that are framed in this way. can someone walk me through the steps? help would be greatly appreciated
oh and these are the equations
x=Vot+1/2at^2
t2-t1
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