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Initially car A is 21 m ahead of car B. Both start moving at time t=0 in same direction along straight line. if A is moving with constant velocity 20 m/s and B starts from rest with an acceleration 2m/s2 towards A, then the time when car B will catch the car A is

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21s
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B
22s
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C
10s
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D
Can never catch A
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Solution

The correct option is A 21s
The relative speed of B wrt A will be VBA=VBVA=200=20m/s
their relative acceleration will be aBA=aBaA=20=2m/s2
the distance traveled will be given by s=ut+12at2=20t+122×(t)2=21meter
on solving it we get t=21sec
Just employ the Shridharacharya Formula t=b±b24ac2a
Where t is root of at2+bt+c=0


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