Question: 8 . ( 3 0 pts ) Two cars, a red one and a blue one, start from rest and race down a flat level

8.(30 pts) Two cars, a red one and a blue one, start from rest and race down a flat level road for a distance of 2000 m. The blue cars driver has the fastest reaction time and when the starting flag drops. The red car accelerates with ar=8.0 m/s2until reaching the red cars top speed vr=90 m/s. The blue car can accelerate at only ab=6.5 m/s2but has a top speed of vb=110 m/s. The red cars driver misses the starting flag drop and starts the race tlag=1.5 s later than the blue car.a. Which car wins the race?b. How much more time does the loser take to finish the race than the winner? In short the blue car starts first immediately at time t=0 and the red car lags behind starting 1.5 s later.

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