Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott
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Chapter 15.3, Problem 8aTH
Two cars, P and Q, travel in the same direction on a long, straight section of highway. Car P passes car Q, and is adjacent to car Q at time
- Suppose that car P and car Q each move with constant speed. At time
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