SOLUTION: A person is biking 8m/s when the bike passes a car. The car starts from rest and accelerates at 3m/s. How long will it take for the car to catch up with the bike.

Question 346956: A person is biking 8m/s when the bike passes a car. The car starts from rest and accelerates at 3m/s. How long will it take for the car to catch up with the bike.
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A person is biking 8m/s when the bike passes a car.
The car starts from rest and accelerates at 3m/s.
How long will it take for the car to catch up with the bike.
:
Let t = time for the car to overtake the bike
(this also is the time that the car accelerates at 3 m/sec
:
Write a distance equation, both will travel the same distance, dist = speed * time
:
* t = 8t
Multiply both sides by 2, results:
3t * t = 16t
:
3t^2 = 16
Divide both sides by t
3t = 16
t =
t = 5 seconds for the car to catch the bike
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Check this;
Car will accelerate to: 3*5.33 = 16 m/sec
From a standing stop, it's average speed will be half, 8 m/sec
Both will travel 8m/sec for 5.33 min or about 42.7 meters
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