Purchase Solution

Car passing a truck

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

The driver of a car wishes to pass a truck that is traveling at a constant speed of 19.9 m/s. Initially, the car is also traveling at a speed 19.9 m/s and its front bumper is a distance 24.0 m behind the truck's rear bumper. The car begins accelerating at a constant acceleration 0.590 m/s^2 , then pulls back into the truck's lane when the rear of the car is a distance 26.9 m ahead of the front of the truck. The car is of length 4.10 m and the truck is of length 21.2 m .

1) How much time is required for the car to pass the truck?

2) What distance does the car travel during this time?

3) What is the final speed of the car?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

This solution helps go through physics concepts such as distances and velocity within the context of classical mechanics.

Solution Preview

The distance between initial position and final position of the car is:

26.9+21.2+24+4.1=76.2 m

This distance has ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
The Moon

Test your knowledge of moon phases and movement.

Variables in Science Experiments

How well do you understand variables? Test your knowledge of independent (manipulated), dependent (responding), and controlled variables with this 10 question quiz.

Classical Mechanics

This quiz is designed to test and improve your knowledge on Classical Mechanics.

Basic Physics

This quiz will test your knowledge about basic Physics.

Introduction to Nanotechnology/Nanomaterials

This quiz is for any area of science. Test yourself to see what knowledge of nanotechnology you have. This content will also make you familiar with basic concepts of nanotechnology.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • One dimensional motion_Constant speed and acceleration

    This is a straight line of the form y = mx So the graph x vs t for the truck is a straight line passing through the origin with a slope of 20.

  • Java Programming and Object-Oriented Software Development

    As an example of class and objects, consider a class named Manufactured Car, which will describe the appearance of a manufactured car. To describe the appearance of a car, there will be objects pointing to each car specification.

  • Calculate the force exerted by a towing truck on a car

    110450 Calculate the Force Exerted By a Towing Truck on a Car A truck is towing a car whose mass is one quarter that of the truck. The force exerted by the truck on the car is 6000 N.

  • Truck and Car Kinetic Energies

    116045 Truck and Car Kinetic Energies A truck has four times the mass of a car, however, the car is moving with twice the speed of the truck.

  • Collision

    210229 Action and Reaction Forces in Collision Due to the drivers not paying attention, a small car and a big truck collide, both are initially moving at 5 mph towards each other.

  • Classical Mechanics on Objects

    A large truck collides head-on with a small compact car. During the collision: A.) The truck exerts a greater amount of force on the car, than the car exerts on the truck. B.)

  • Force on drivers in a collision between a truck and a car

    Most of us know intuitively that in a head-on collision between a large dump truck and a subcompact car, you are better off being in the truck than in the car. Why?

  • Calculating magnitude of force

    When the driver steps on the accelerator, the drive wheels of the car push against the ground with a force of 4500 N. (a) What is the magnitude of the force of the car on the truck?

  • Energy and Conservation Laws: Truck collision with car; original speed of truck

    7807 Conservation Laws: Truck collision with car; original speed A 3,000-kg truck runs into the rear of a 1,000-kg car that was stationary. The truck and car are locked together after the collision and move with speed 9 m/s.

  • Physics - Momentum of Collision

    241825 The momentum of collisions worksheet A 10000kg semi truck traveling at 15 m /s loses its brakes as it approaches a stop sign. A small car sitting at the stop sign is hit by the truck and travels into the intersection at 14.4 m/s.

View More Related Solutions