km 1
90 25m s
hr
SOLUTION
Relating to the constant acceleration equation which solves for final position, where
1 2
xf xi v i t at (Equation 1)
2
At t = 9.73 seconds, the total distance travelled by the car during the overtaking manoeuvre will be:
The value of 25 m/s in the above equation is the speed of the truck (the truck will not stop during the process, it will still travel a
certain distance while the car is in the process of overtaking m
Distance it). Substitute
71m the
travelled 25value oft (t) into equation 2.
s
1
Distancetravelled 71m 25 m 71 t 9.73 314.25
s 25
Distancetravelled 314.242m
Relating to the constant acceleration equation which solves for final velocity as a function of
time
vf vi a t (Equation 3)