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You are driving at 20 m/s when you pass a parked police car. The police immediately...

You are driving at 20 m/s when you pass a parked police car. The police immediately begins to accelerate at 1.2 m/s^2. After 1 second you realize this and begin to decelerate at 0.8 m/s^2. How long does it take the police to overtake you? How far did you drive from when you passed the police to when the police overtook you?

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