Open Question: Can somebody please help me with this college Physics problem?

8 September 2010, 9:47 pm

In the Daytona 500, a Ford Thunderbird and a Mercedes Benz are moving side-by-side down a straight-away at 71.5 m/s. The driver of the Thunderbird must make a pit stop and she smoothly slows to a stop over 250 m. She spends 5 seconds in the pit and accelerates out reaching her previous speed of 71.5 m/s after a distance of 350 m. At this point, how far has the Thunderbird fallen behind the Mercedes Benz which has continued at a constant speed? Please answer in detail so I can follow! Thanks!... Read More »

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