Question: A car is travelling at 20m/s when it pulls out to pass a truck that is travelling at only 18m/s the car accelerates at 2m/s

A car is travelling at 20m/s when it pulls out to pass a truck that is travelling at only 18m/s the car accelerates at 2m/s for 4 sec and then maintains this new velocity. If the car was originally 8 meters behind the truck when it pulled out to pass, how far in front of the truck is the car 10 sec later?

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