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A cheetah has spotted a gazelle. The cheetah leaps into action, reaching its top speed of...

A cheetah has spotted a gazelle. The cheetah leaps into action, reaching its top speed of 30 m/s in a few seconds. At this instant, the gazelle, 160 m from the running cheetah, notices the danger and heads directly away. The gazelle accelerates at 4.5 m/s2 m/s2 for 6.0 s, then continues running at a constant speed. After reaching its maximum speed, the cheetah can continue running for only 15 s. Does the cheetah catch the gazelle, or does the gazelle escape?

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