The leader of a bicycle race is traveling with a constant velocity of +11.4 m/s and...

The leader of a bicycle race is traveling with a constant velocity of +11.4 m/s and is 11.6 m ahead of the second-place cyclist. The second-place cyclist has a velocity of +9.90 m/s and an acceleration of +1.20 m/s2. How much time elapses before he catches the leader?

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The given question is solved from the rest from of the first cyclist (leader). The initial velocity and the acceleration of the second cyclist is found out in this frame. The distance between them , being frame independent , remains same. The distance between two points does not depend on the frame.

Second equation of motion is then used to calculate the time.

genius_generous answered 1 year ago

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