At a junction, when the traffic light turns green, a car (A) at
rest begins to roll with an acceleration of 2.2 m / s2. Always when
the traffic light turns green (at t = 0), a second car (B)
traveling at a speed of 9.5 m / s exceeds the first car.
a. How far from the junction will the car catch up with car
B?
b. What is the modulus of its speed?
Approach used:- we use the equation of kinematics to solve this problem as follows:-

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