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Morgarella
15 days ago
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Derive an expression for the acceleration of the car. Express your answer in terms of D and vt Determine the time at which the s

peed of the car is equal to the speed vt of the truck. Express your answer in terms of tD. Justify your answer.
Physics
1 answer:
inna [987]15 days ago
3 0

Answer:

The car and truck have the same speeds at t = Dt/2.

acceleration equals v(car) = D/t².

Explanation:

Here, acceleration is expressed as v(car) = D/t².

For the velocities to match, the car's final speed must be double that of the truck, provided the car starts from rest. As the acceleration remains constant during the trip, the speeds must coincide at the halfway point of the time.

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