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Two cars start together in the same direction at the same place.The first goes with the speed of 10km/hr. The second goes at the speed of 8 km/hr in the first hour and increases the speed by` 1/2` km each succeeding hour. After how many hours will the second car overtake the first if both cars go non-stop ?

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