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Phys100 Written Assignment #3

 

Due Wed Jan 31, 2007, 9:00AM

 

            .  A pedestrian is running at his maximum speed of 6.0 m/s to catch a bus stopped by a traffic light. When he is 20 metres from the bus, the light changes and the bus accelerates uniformly at 1.0 m/s2. By use of an x-t graph find either (a) how far he has to run to catch the bus or (b) his ˇ°frustration distanceˇ± (closest approach). Do not use a graphing calculator.