Question

A police officer observes a motorist who is approaching at a uniform speed of 80km/h he in his patrol car starts chasing it as it just crosses him.after accelerating for 8 seconds at a constant rate he attains his top speed of 120km/h how long does it take to overtake the motorist and at what distance?

Answer 1

Just look at the solved problems linked below. This problem may be the most common in all of algebra and beginning physics :) Remember and hour is 3600 seconds.