Question

A sports car starts from rest at an intersection and accelerates toward the east on a straight road at 9.0 m/s2. Just as the sports car starts to move, a bus traveling east at a constant 16 m/s on the same straight road passes the sports car. When the sports car catches up with and passes the bus, how much time has elapsed

Answer 1

3.6s

Step-by-step explanation:

Have In mind that the sports car will catch up with bus when their positions are equal

So

S = ut + 1/2at²

where u is initial velocity

For sports car we have

x = 0 + 1/2 x 9 x t²

For Bus

S= 16ts + 0

Equating the two

1/2 x 9 x t² = 16t

4.5 x t = 16

t = 3.6s