A motorist drives along a straight road at a constant speed of 15.0 m/s. Just as she

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A motorist drives along a straight road at a constant speed of 15.0 m/s. Just as she passes a parked motorcycle police officer, the officer starts to accelerate at 2.00 m/s2 to overtake her. Assuming the officer maintains this acceleration,
(a) Determine the time it takes the police officer to reach the motorist. Find (b) The speed and
(c) The total displacement of the officer as he overtakes the motorist.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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