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1) Cover Page 1
2) Index 2
3) Question 3
4) Answer 4
5) Self-Reflection 5
6) Acknowledgement 6
7) Resource Commentary 7
8) Thank You 8

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 A TWO CAR RACE
Q.
You’re driving your car towards an intersection. A
Porsche is stopped at the red light. You’re
traveling at 40 km/h (11.11 m/s). As you are 15 m
from the light, the light turns green, and the
Porsche accelerates from rest at x m/s2. You
continue at constant speed. Assume your car
overtakes the Porsche at the time when the
speed radar records the speed, what should be
the value of x so that the Porsche does not get
ticketed. (Speed limit on the road is 50km/hr)

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Ans.
Porsche= 1/2at2
Car= 100/9t
Car= Porsche + 15 => 100t-135/9= x/2t2
 200t= 9xt2 + 270
 9xt2-200t + 270 = 0
Speed of Porsche should not be more than 50km/hr (125/9
m/s)
 at = v
 t = 125/9x
 9xt2-200t + 270 = 0
 9x(125/9x)2 – 200(125/9x) +270 = 0
 15625 – 25000 + 270 * 9x = 0
 270 * 9x = 9375
 x = 9375/2430 = 3.86 m/s2

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