Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Abi on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 10:00pm.

Two cars are drag racing, starting from rest at t = 0, on a straight and level road. Team
Alpha's car produces acceleration
ax = alpha t^(-1/2) ;
while Team Beta's car produces acceleration
ax = Beta ;
for all t > 0, where alpha and beta are positive constants with suitable units.
a. Which car grabs the early lead? Justify answer.

b. If the race goes on long enough, the other car will overtake the early leader. Find
an expression for the distance x at which this will occur, in terms of the constants alpha
and Beta.

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