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Homework Statement
A car is waiting at a stoplight. Just as the light turns green and the car starts to accelerate, a truck passes at a constant velocity in the next lane. The truck passes at a velocity 25.0 m/s while the car accelerates 5.00 m/s^2 both in the same direction,
Calculate the distance traveled by the car before it overtakes the truck?
Car's speed as it overtakes the truck?
Homework Equations
I am a little confused on this one.
The Attempt at a Solution
I think you have to use the formula vf^2=Vi^2 +2ad but am not sure. Do you combine 2 formulas?
any help would be appreciated