This is an annotated homework problem that explores a real-life situation: a police car moving at constant acceleration to overtake a speeding car moving at constant velocity. The author provides explicit explanations to help students form a conceptual framework and find a solution.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6590">Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 5-Cop Chasing a Speeding Car. August 3, 2007.</a>
Maloney, D. (2007, August 3). David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 5-Cop Chasing a Speeding Car. Retrieved January 16, 2026, from https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/ex5.html
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 5-Cop Chasing a Speeding Car. August 3, 2007. https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/ex5.html (accessed 16 January 2026).
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 5-Cop Chasing a Speeding Car. 2001. 3 Aug. 2007. 16 Jan. 2026 <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/ex5.html>.
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