Question

004 10.0 points

A race car is one lap behind the lead race car

when the lead car has 41 laps to go in a race.

If the speed of the lead car is 51.4 m/s, what

must be the average speed of the second car

to catch the lead car just before the end of the

race (i.e., right at the finish line)? Assume 1

lap is 1.34 km.

Answer in units of m/s.

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