A cop is hiding behind an overpass in hopes of catchingevil-wrongdoing-speeders. The cop clocks Skid with his radar at aconstant 89.5 mph while Skid passes the cop. When Skid is 75 m pastthe cop, the cop begins to accelerate from rest at 10 m/s2 until hecatches up to Skid. 

(a) At what time does the cop catch up to Skid?

(b) How far does the cop travel before he catches Skid? 

(c) What isthe origin of the word cop?

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