You are driving at (25 mathrm{~m} / mathrm{s}) on a straight, horizontal road when a truck going

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You are driving at \(25 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) on a straight, horizontal road when a truck going \(30 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) in the same direction overtakes you. Let the positive \(x\) direction point in the direction of travel, and let the origins of the reference frames affixed to your car and the truck coincide at the instant the truck overtakes you.

(a) What is your car's velocity as measured by someone in the truck?

(b) What is the velocity of the truck relative to your car?

(c) What is your car's position as measured by someone in the truck \(60 \mathrm{~s}\) after overtaking you?

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