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Two people drive their cars North on a highway. Person A moves at a constant 15.0 m/s and starts her trip at a position 4,500 m North of person B's starting point. Person B moves at 25.0 m/s and begins his trip 100. s after person A. Answer the following questions using person B's location as the origin; Find the position equation for person A.

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The position equation for person A, starting 4,500 m north of person B and moving at 15.0 m/s after a delay of 100 seconds, is x_A(t) = 4500 m + 15.0 m/s × (t - 100 s), considering person B's starting point as the origin.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking for the position equation of person A in reference to person B's starting location on the highway. First, we note that person A starts her trip 4,500 m North of person B and moves at a constant speed of 15.0 m/s. Person B's position is considered as the origin (0 m), and person A starts 100 seconds after person B. We can write the position equation for person A with respect to time as:

x_A(t) = x_{A0} + v_{A} × (t - t_{delay})

Where x_{A0} is the initial position of A relative to B, v_{A} is the velocity of person A, t is the time variable, and t_{delay} is the time delay before person A starts, which is 100 seconds. Substituting the values we get:

x_A(t) = 4500 m + 15.0 m/s × (t - 100 s)

This is the position equation for person A with person B's location as the origin.

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