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km 1
90  25m  s
hr

SOLUTION

Relating to the constant acceleration equation which solves for final position, where
1 2
xf  xi  v i  t  at (Equation 1)
2

xf = distance travelled (final position).

xi = initial position (zero) m
1 2 v i  25 Page 2 of 2
vi = initial velocity of the car and truck xf  xi  vi  t  at s
2
m
a = car's constant acceleration 1 a 2 1.5
Substitute
71  25  t the
0 values
25  t into equation
1.5  t 1 and 2 solve for (t).
t = time for car to overtake the truck 2 s
1 2
71   1.5  t
2 the overtaking process relates to the trucks speed and
The total distance that the car has to negotiate during
distance.
142 2
t
1.5
Incorporating into equation 1, the fact that the trucks acceleration is zero:
(Equation 2) 142m
xf xi  v1  t t 
m t  9.73s
1.5
m 2
Distancetravelled  71m  25  t s 5m  13m  18m  35m  71m
s

At t = 9.73 seconds, the total distance travelled by the car during the overtaking manoeuvre will be:
The value of 25 m/s in the above equation is the speed of the truck (the truck will not stop during the process, it will still travel a
certain distance while the car is in the process of overtaking m
Distance it). Substitute
 71m the
travelled 25value oft (t) into equation 2.
s
1
Distancetravelled  71m  25 m 71  t 9.73  314.25
s  25

Distancetravelled 314.242m

Relating to the constant acceleration equation which solves for final velocity as a function of
time

vf  vi  a  t (Equation 3)