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document.write( "75*t = .   (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The left side is the distance covered for t seconds by the car moving uniformly with the speed of 75 . \r\n" );
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document.write( "The right side is the distance covered for t seconds by the car moving with the constant acceleration 5  with the initial speed of 20  = 4 s * 5 . \r\n" );
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document.write( "Speed of 20  is the entering speed for the first car.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve (1) for t.\r\n" );
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