Car A is traveling at 22.0 m/s and car B at 29.0 m/s. Car A is 300 m behind car B when the driver of car A accelerates his car with an acceleration of 2.40 m/s2. How long does it take car A to overtake car B?
A) 5.50 s
B) 12.6 s
C) 19.0 s
D) 316 s
E) Car A never overtakes car B.
C
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