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Homework Statement
A pedestrian is running at his maximum speed of 6.0 m/s trying to catch a bus that is stopped at a traffic light. When he is at 16 m from the bus, the light changes and the bus pulls away from the pedestrian with an acceleration of 1.0 m/s2.
Does the pedestrian catch the bus and, if so, how far does he have to run? (If not, what is the pedestrian's distance of the closest approach?)
Homework Equations
d = vi * t + 0.5 * a * t2
The Attempt at a Solution
I don't understand how to do it