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Two cars A and B start from rest and race on a straight road. Car A reaches the destination t seconds earlier than car B. If car A's speed is v greater than car B's speed, and both cars move with constant accelerations a1 and a2 respectively, find the value of v.
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5 stepsDefine variables and write down the given relations.
Let be the total distance of the race.
Both cars start from rest, so their initial velocities are .
Let be the acceleration of car A and be the acceleration of car B.
Let and be the times taken by car A and car B, respectively, to complete the race.
Let and be the final velocities of car A and car B, respectively, at the end point.From the problem statement:
- Car A takes time less than car B:
- Car A's final speed is more than car B's:
Use the equations of motion for constant acceleration.
For a body starting from rest () with constant acceleration over distance and time :
Distance:
Final velocity:For car A:
For car B:
Substitute and into the time difference relation.
Factor out :
Combine the terms in the parenthesis:
Solve for :
Substitute and into the velocity difference relation.
Factor out :
Substitute the expression for from equation (1) into equation (2).
The term cancels
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