You are designing a simulation in which two characters moving along different paths are going to collide when the characters are at the
same position at the same time. The position of the first character is given by y = 2t, and the second is y = t + 2, y is in centimeters
and t is the time in seconds. How many seconds after the simulation is started will the characters collide?
To find the time when the characters collide, we need to set their positions equal to each other and solve for t:
2t = t + 2
Subtracting t from both sides gives:
2t - t = 2
Simplifying, we have:
t = 2
Therefore, the characters will collide 2 seconds after the simulation is started.