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title: "A bus passes a bus stop moving at a constant speed of \\( 6.0 \\) \\( \\text{m/s} \\). \\( 4 \\) \\( \\text{s} \\) later, a cyclist starts from rest at the same bus stop and accelerates at a constant rate. The cyclist catches the bus at the exact instant the cyclist reaches \\( 18 \\) \\( \\text{m/s} \\).  What is the cyclist’s acceleration?"
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# A bus passes a bus stop moving at a constant speed of \( 6.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \). \( 4 \) \( \text{s} \) later, a cyclist starts from rest at the same bus stop and accelerates at a constant rate. The cyclist catches the bus at the exact instant the cyclist reaches \( 18 \) \( \text{m/s} \).

What is the cyclist’s acceleration?

A bus passes a bus stop moving at a constant speed of \( 6.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \). \( 4 \) \( \text{s} \) later, a cyclist starts from rest at the same bus stop and accelerates at a constant rate. The cyclist catches the bus at the exact instant the cyclist reaches \( 18 \) \( \text{m/s} \).

What is the cyclist’s acceleration?

- **A.** \[ 1.5 \] \( \text{m/s}^2 \)
- **B.** \[ 2.0 \] \( \text{m/s}^2 \)
- **C.** \[ 2.25 \] \( \text{m/s}^2 \)
- **D.** \[ 3.0 \] \( \text{m/s}^2 \)

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