Question: Part D- Application (Full Solutions are Required) [20 marks] 14. A car travelling at a constant speed of 30 m/s passes a highway patrol car,

 Part D- Application (Full Solutions are Required) [20 marks] 14. A

Part D- Application (Full Solutions are Required) [20 marks] 14. A car travelling at a constant speed of 30 m/s passes a highway patrol car, which is at rest. The police officer accelerates at a constant rate of 3.0 m/s and maintains this rate of acceleration until he pulls next to the speeding car. Assume that the police car starts to move at the moment the speeder passes her car. Determine: a) the time required to catch the speeder. [4 marks] b) the distance travelled for the police car to reach the speeder. [2 marks] c) the speed of the police car when it caught up with the speeding car? [2 marks]

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