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Two cars travelling towards each other on a straight road at velocity `10 m//s` and `12 m//s` respectively. When they are 150 metre apart, both drivers apply their brakes and each car decelerates at `2 m//s^(2)` until it stops. How far apart will they be when they have both come to a stop?

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