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Question

You are designing a simulation in which two characters moving along different paths are going to collide when the characters are at the same position at the same time. The position of the first character is given by y=2t, and the second is y=t+2, y is in centimeters and t is the time in seconds. How many seconds after the simulation is started will the characters collide?(1 point)
Responses

1 second
1 second

3 seconds
3 seconds

2 seconds
2 seconds

4 seconds

Answer 1

To find the time at which the characters will collide, we need to set their positions equal to each other and solve for t:

2t = t + 2

Subtracting t from both sides:
t = 2

Therefore, the characters will collide 2 seconds after the simulation is started.