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. Two kittens are on opposite sides of a field, 250 m apart. Kitten A runs at a constant speed of 25 m/s due east on a collision course with kitten B, which is traveling west at 12 m/s. How much time elapses
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. Two kittens are on opposite sides of a field, 250 m apart. Kitten A runs at a constant speed of 25 m/s due east on a collision course with kitten B, which is traveling west at 12 m/s. How much time elapses before the two kittens collide?

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The distance dividing the two is 250 m
The kittens' velocities will be added as they are approaching one another.
Resultant velocity = 25 + 12
= 27 m/s
Time = distance / speed
Time = 250 / 27
= 9.26 seconds
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