Acceleration and distance problem

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Homework Statement


A car and a motorcycle at rest and 1000.0m apart start toward each other at the same time on a level track. if the car accelerates at a uniform rate of 3.7m/s^2 and the motorcycle accelerates at a uniform rate of 4.40m/s^2, at what position will they pass each other relative to the car's starting point?


Homework Equations


d=(Vi)(t)+1/2at^2
Vf^2=Vi^2+2ad
a=(Vf-Vi)/t


The Attempt at a Solution


i know that the time will be equal but i really just don't know where to go from there or what to do to solve.
 
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louisG345 said:

Homework Statement


A car and a motorcycle at rest and 1000.0m apart start toward each other at the same time on a level track. if the car accelerates at a uniform rate of 3.7m/s^2 and the motorcycle accelerates at a uniform rate of 4.40m/s^2, at what position will they pass each other relative to the car's starting point?

Homework Equations


d=(Vi)(t)+1/2at^2
Vf^2=Vi^2+2ad
a=(Vf-Vi)/t

The Attempt at a Solution


i know that the time will be equal but i really just don't know where to go from there or what to do to solve.

Homework Statement



Homework Equations



The Attempt at a Solution


Welcome to PF.

First figure how long it will take to close the distance between them to 0.

Maybe if you consider the total acceleration toward each other that can give you the time? And then with that time you can use that for the car and figure the distance it traveled when they meet?