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Grade 12th passMechanics

A pickup vehicle is moving with a speed of 15m/s on a straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the pickup vehicle in 150s. If the pickup vehicle is at an initial distance of 1.500 km from the scooterist, with what constant speed should the scooteristchase the pickup vehicle?

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6 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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6 Years ago
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6 Years ago
Given:
Time(t)= 150 s , distance (s)=1.5km= 1500m
Vb=15
Velocity (V)=distance /time = 1500/150= 10m/s
Vs= velocity of scooter,  Vb=velocity of pickup
V = Vs-Vb         
10= Vs-15
10+15 = Vs
25=Vs
Vs=25m/s