16. Two cars A and B travel in the same direction. After t minutes, they are at distance t(2t+30)/100 km and (t+30) km away from the starting point of car A respectively.
a. Which car takes the lead at the beginning and by what distance?
b. Which car will take the lead after exactly 40 minutes?
c. Find the range of values of t for which the leading car in (b) is overtaken by the other car.
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a. At time t=0, A = 0, B = 30
Trivial result (B leads A by 30 km )
b. Sub t=40, trivial (B leads A)
c. Consider p(t)= t(2t+30)/100 - (t+30)
= (2t^2-70t-3000) / 100
p(t) >0 when (2t^2-70t-3000)>0
i.e. t^2-35t-1500 > 0
(t-60) (t+25) >0
So p(t) >0 when t>60 (A leads B)
Therefore p(t) <0 when 0<t<60 (B leads A)
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