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At the instant the traffic light turns green, a car that has been waiting at an...

At the instant the traffic light turns green, a car that has been waiting at an intersection starts ahead (from rest) with a constant acceleration of 1.3 m/s². At the same instant, a truck traveling with a constant speed of 36.6 mph passes the car.

(b) How much time in seconds does it take the car to catch up with the truck? Keep 2 decimal places

(c) How far in meters beyond its starting point does the car catch up with the truck? Keep 2 decimal places.

(d) How far in meters beyond the intersection (where the truck first passes the car) is the truck when it is caught up with by the car? Keep 2 decimal places.

(e) How fast in m/s is the car traveling when it catches up with the truck?

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