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    Motorbike Overtaking Car: Solving the Equations

    Yes, I understand that the car dist is bike dist + 80 because it's starting out 80 meters ahead, but I don't understand how that can help me find where the bike overtakes the car. The overtake point will be at a distance driven by the bike, which will be the same as the distance driven by the...
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    Motorbike Overtaking Car: Solving the Equations

    SteamKing: I guess I should've mentioned that I've thought about distance, and that I don't know how to find where they meet either. jedishrfu: By plug in, do you mean into the second equation I listed? I've thought about this for a good while now, and I just can't figure out how to apply the...
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    Motorbike Overtaking Car: Solving the Equations

    Homework Statement A motorbike is driving at a constant velocity of 25m/s, and 80 meters in front of it, a car is accelerating from standing still, with a constant acceleration of 3m/s2. When will the bike overtake the car? Homework Equations s=vt Possibly s=ut+0.5at2 The Attempt at a...
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    Calculating Time for Car B to Overtake Car A

    Say we have two cars, Car A and Car B. Car A is 25 meters ahead and has a constant velocity. Car B has the exact same velocity at the moment of observation, but also has a constant positive acceleration. If I want to calculate how long it takes for Car B to overtake Car A, wouldn't it be the...
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    High School How Long Does It Take for an Accelerating Car to Overtake Another?

    Sorry, I just realized it's probably the wrong subforum. Can someone move it?
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    High School How Long Does It Take for an Accelerating Car to Overtake Another?

    Say we have two cars, Car A and Car B. Car A is 25 meters ahead and has a constant velocity. Car B has the exact same velocity at this moment, but also has a constant positive acceleration. If I want to calculate how long it takes for Car B to overtake Car A, wouldn't it be the same as...