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written by David P. Maloney
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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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in One Dimension
= Acceleration
= Velocity
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Problem/Problem Set
= Tutorial
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Keywords:
acceleration, average speed, homework examples, homework problems, instantaneous speed, kinematics, physics problems, velocity
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Metadata instance created February 21, 2008 by Alea Smith
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D. Maloney, (2001), WWW Document, (https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/ex5.html).
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D. Maloney, David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 5-Cop Chasing a Speeding Car (2001), <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/ex5.html>.
APA Format
Maloney, D. (2007, August 3). David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 5-Cop Chasing a Speeding Car. Retrieved February 8, 2025, from https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/ex5.html
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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 8 February 2025).
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Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 5-Cop Chasing a Speeding Car. 2001. 3 Aug. 2007. 8 Feb. 2025 <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/ex5.html>.
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