SOLUTION: An automobile moving at a constant velocity of 15m/sec passes a gasoline station. Two seconds later, another automobile leaves the gasoline station and accelerates at a constant ra

Question 895476: An automobile moving at a constant velocity of 15m/sec passes a gasoline station. Two seconds later, another automobile leaves the gasoline station and accelerates at a constant rate of 2m/sec sq. How soon will the second automobile overtake the first?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance of the first car is

The distance of the second car is,

Find } when ,

Two solutions:
<--- When they were both at the gas station.
and

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