Two cars are travelling towards each other at a speed of 20 m/s each. When the cars are 300 m apart, both driv…

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Two cars are travelling towards each other at a speed of $20 \, \text{m/s}$ each. When the cars are $300 \, \text{m}$ apart, both drivers apply brakes, and the cars retard at the rate of $2 \, \text{m/s}^2$ . The distance between them when they come to rest is:

A
$200 \, \text{m}$
B
$50 \, \text{m}$
C
$100 \, \text{m}$
D
$25 \, \text{m}$

Accepted Answer

C. **$$100 \, 	ext{m}$$**

Answer

A. **$$200 \, 	ext{m}$$**

Answer

B. **$$50 \, 	ext{m}$$**

Answer

D. **$$25 \, 	ext{m}$$**

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