Question

Linda is out jogging at a constant speed of 3 m/s. she jogs past maggie, who is stationary but immediately takes off on her bicycle to try and catch up to linda. maggie accelerates on her bicycle at 2 m/s2. how long does it take maggie to catch linda

Answer 1

Explanation:

Distance Linda covers is 3 m/s * t

This has to be the same distance that maggie

covers which is 1/2 a t^2 = 1/2 * 2 t^2 = t^2

so 3 t = t^2 divide both sides by 't'

t = 3 seconds