Question: You are arguing over a cell phone while trailing an unmarked police car by 26 m; both your car and the police car are traveling

You are arguing over a cell phone while trailing an unmarked police car by 26 m; both your car and the police car are traveling at 120 km/h. Your argument diverts your attention from the police car for 2.0 s (long enough for you to look at the phone and yell,"I won't do that!"). At the beginning of that 2.0 s, the police officer begins braking suddenly at 5.00 m/s2. (a) What is the separation between the two cars when your attention finally returns? Suppose that you take another 0.400 s to realize your danger and begin braking. (b) If you too brake at 5.00 m/s2, what is your speed when you hit the police car?

(a) Number

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Choose your answer for part (a) here This answer has no units (degrees)mkgskm/hm/s^2NJWN/mkgm/s or NsN/m^2 or Pakg/m^3gm/s^3times

(b) Number

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Units

Choose your answer for part (b) here This answer has no units (degrees)mkgskm/hm/s^2NJWN/mkgm/s or NsN/m^2 or Pakg/m^3gm/s^3times

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