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Two car travelling towards each other on a straight road at velocity 10 m/sec and 12 m/sec respectively. When they are 150 m apart, both drivers apply their brakes and each car decelerates at 2 m/sec2 until it stops. How far apart will they be when they have both come to a stop ?

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89 m
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809 m
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8.9 m
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890 m
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Solution

The correct option is A 89 m
Given: uA=10 m/s, uB= 12 m/s, a=2 m/s2, d=150 m

The distance travelled by car A , when it stops,

SA=u2A2a=1022×2=25 m

The distance travelled by car B , when it stops,

SA=u2B2a=1222×2=36 m

Minimum distance between the cars when both are stop is 150(25+36)=89 m

Hence, option B is correct.

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