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A bus starts moving with acceleration `2 ms^(-2)`. A cyclist `96 m` behind the nus starts simultaneously towards the bus at a constant speed of `20 m s^(-1)`
After what time he be able to overtake the the bus?

A

`10 s`

B

`12 s`

C

`14 s`

D

`16 s`

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B
b. It is quite clear from the above explanation that the bus will overtadke the cyclist after `12 s`.
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