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Homework Statement
Two cars are at rest, facing each other, and 300 metres apart.
If car 1 accelerates at 6.00m/s^2 up to a maximum speed of 30.0m/s and car 2 accelerates at 5.00m/s^2 up to a maximum speed of 35.0m/s, how long does it take the cars to meet?
Homework Equations
vf= vi + at
d= (vf + vi/2) * t
The Attempt at a Solution
Car 1
t = 5.00s
Car 2
t = 7.00s
After 5.0s Car 1 has traveled 75m
After 7.0s Car 2 has traveled 123m
That's as far as I got...i can't seem to figure out how long it takes for the two cars to meet..help please? I don't know if the numbers i have already are correct or not?
Thanks.